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

Emblem 44

A dog watches a lion devour a young deer

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_jun1565_emblem010

Iconclass

• 25F24(DEER)(+441) hoofed animals: deer (+ herd, group of animals)
• 25F24(DEER)(+45) hoofed animals: deer (+ animals eating and drinking)
• 25F24(DEER)(+63) hoofed animals: deer (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)
• 25F23(LION)(+39):31A2549 ?❧gripping someone by other parts of the body
• 25F23(LION)(+452) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animal with prey)
• 25F23(LION)(+491) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ silent means of communication of animal(s): wagging of tail etc.)
• 25F23(LION)(+51) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ fighting animals; aggressive relations)
• 25G11 groups of trees
• 25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
• 25G3(+21) trees (+ stem, trunk)
• 25G3(+351) trees (+ bare plant)
• 25H11 mountains
• 25H15 forest, wood
• 25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape
• 34B11(+9547) dog (+ animal looking over the shoulder)
• 34B11(+9451) dog (+ animal in search of food)
• 34B11(+956) dog (+ postures of hind leg(s) of animal(s))
• 34B111 collar (of a dog)
• 42E5310
• 46C11 road, path
• 55CC11(+4):42E532 Greed, Covetousness, Cupidity; 'Cupidità' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧heir
• 56D1(+4) Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 56F1(+4) Desire; 'Desiderio' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(DESIDERIUM SPE VACUUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (DESIDERIUM SPE VACUUM)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem044
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem044
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667