While the body was not an exploited object in Renaissance times, it was a focus of love nonetheless. Lever notes that it was commonplace of romance "entered through the eyes and penetrated to the heart." Furthermore, "Renaissance fancy…developed the conceit, with love engraving upon the heart the lady's image.
In Renaissance times, while the body wasn't exploited in the way we might think of it today, the focus on the body was still central to romantic love.  The author notes that love often began with a visual connection and then moved into the realm of the heart. This "fancy" led people to believe that love could be imprinted upon the heart by imagining the image of their beloved.