Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)

Emblem 36

A parrot in a cage greets its master; the son of Croesus suddenly speaks

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Sambucus' emblem has the motto: "Necessitas dociles facit"
• Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem073

Iconclass

• 25F35(PARROT)(+49) ornamental birds: parrot (+ audible means of communication of animal(s): roaring, crying, singing, barking, mewing, neighing, chirping, etc.)
• 25F35(PARROT)(+82) ornamental birds: parrot (+ domestic animals)
• 25I14 public road
• 31A2512 arm stretched forward
• 31A2512(+931) arm stretched forward (+ indicating, pointing at)
• 31A2512(+932) arm stretched forward (+ addressing)
• 31A2621(+51) one leg in front of the other (+ standing)
• 31A534 beard
• 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth)
• 31D14 adult man
• 34A11 taming, domestication of animals; tamed or domesticated animal
• 34B131 bird in a cage
• 41A351 terrace
• 41A77 containers
• 41D211(+83) dress, gown (+ children's clothes)
• 41D212(+81) coat, cape (+ men's clothes)
• 41D231(+81) trousers, breeches (+ men's clothes)
• 41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
• 41D2339 barefoot
• 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
• 45C221 helmet
• 51C2(+4) Necessity, Inevitability; 'Necessità' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 51EE1(+4) Dependence (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 52A54(+4) Docility; 'Docilità' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 53CC11(+4) Service (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 54B2(+4) Indispensability (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(DURUM TELUM NECESSITAS) proverbs, sayings, etc. (DURUM TELUM NECESSITAS)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem036
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem036
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667