dpd_1215
Personification of Patience: a woman seated in a landscape, resting her head against her left hand and holding a palm-branch in her right, her foot on a skull; a devil aims an arrow at her; hands appear from the clouds: one with a wreath; frame decorated with sun and moon, two men (seamen?), one with an astrolabe, the other with an astronomical instrument(?) (probably an author's device)
PACIENCIA VICTRIX (LA); In wat staet ghy v vint, Houdt dit in memorie: Die met Patientie verwint, Heeft dobbel Victorie (NL)
Iconclass notations
11K31
devils in purely fantasy shape
24A6
sun represented as face, wheel, etc.
24B11
waxing moon represented as face
25G3(PALM-TREE)(+221)
trees: palm-tree (+ sprig, twig)
25H11
mountains
26A
clouds
31A2245(+933)
hand (+ holding something)
31A25312(+0)
head held in the hand(s), with elbows leaning on an elevation or on the knees (+ variant)
31AA235
sitting figure - AA - female human figure
31D14
adult man
31F11
death's head, skull (symbol of Death)
43A(+12)
festivities (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities)
45C15(BOW AND ARROW)(+63)
archer's weapons: bow and arrow (+ handling of weapons)
46C2823
astrolabe
48A98(+2)
ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)
49E11
astronomical instruments
49L8
inscription
54A44(+11)
Patience; 'Patienza' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)