In You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. linked by Cary in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., the upward/downward torches appear in an allegory of Love (Amor, left) and an allegory of Human Life (right). See You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. #241. The downward torch specifically represents the shortness of human life and points to the hellmouth.
It seems that, in classical times, Love and Death (Eros and Thanatos) were both represented as winged figures with an upward and downward torch respectively.
For what is worth, I doubt the motif is related with the VMS, but I find it interesting by itself.
It seems that, in classical times, Love and Death (Eros and Thanatos) were both represented as winged figures with an upward and downward torch respectively.
For what is worth, I doubt the motif is related with the VMS, but I find it interesting by itself.
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