In this article the author considers the structure of the emblem in the Baroque period, clarifying the reasons for the inseparability of the individual parts of an emblem, as well its meaning and function in the Baroque. He also examines changes in the structure of the emblem, arguing that an image part may be substituted for by a text part, which must, however, evoke a visual idea. He demonstrates this with a work by Martin von Cochem (1634-1712).
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