Bee-hive overgrown by a flowering sweet-brier (eglantine), encircled by a swarm of bees; the hive rests on a turtle (allusion to Samuel Coster) which is carried by an ornamental support from which a garland is hanging; coat of arms of Amsterdam

Used by

Dirck Cornelisz Houthaeck — 1640×1, 1642×4
Paulus Matthijsz — 1642×2
Nicolaes van Ravesteyn — 1642×2

dpd_1590

Bee-hive overgrown by a flowering sweet-brier (eglantine), encircled by a swarm of bees; the hive rests on a turtle (allusion to Samuel Coster) which is carried by an ornamental support from which a garland is hanging; coat of arms of Amsterdam

Door Yuer in liefde Bloiende (NL)

Iconclass notations

25F44(+5246) tortoises, turtles (+ animal(s) carrying something)

25F711(BEE)(+5262) insects: bee (+ flying animal(s))

25G4(SWEET-BRIER)(+32) plants and herbs (SWEET-BRIER) (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

44A1(+4)(AMSTERDAM)

47I242 bee-hive

47I243 swarm ~ bees

48A9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament

48A9843 lion's head ~ ornament

48B42 academy, association of artists

49L8 inscription

61B2(COSTER, SAMUEL)3 historical person (COSTER, SAMUEL) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (COSTER, SAMUEL)

61E(AMSTERDAM) names of cities and villages (AMSTERDAM)

61H(AMSTERDAMSCHE KAMER) names of organizations, companies, trade unions, etc. (AMSTERDAMSCHE KAMER)

86(DOOR IJVER IN LIEFDE BLOEIENDE) proverbs, sayings, etc. (DOOR IJVER IN LIEFDE BLOEIENDE)