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

Emblem 45

Agamemnon in front of burning Troy and an army camp

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem057

Iconclass

• 25F23(LION)(+12) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ heraldic animals)
• 25H11 mountains
• 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
• 26A clouds
• 31A247 looking over the shoulder
• 31A2513(+933) arm stretched sidewards (+ holding something)
• 31A2515(+933) arm held downwards (+ holding something)
• 31A2621(+51) one leg in front of the other (+ standing)
• 31B6211 looking upwards
• 31A534 beard
• 31D14 adult man
• 41B162 smoke
• 41B4 on fire, ablaze
• 41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
• 44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty)
• 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
• 45C19(SHIELD) protective weapons: shield
• 45C22 armour
• 45C41 (military) camp with tents
• 49L8 inscription
• 54AA45(+4) Pugnacity (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 56E2(+4) Rage, Anger (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 56E3(+4) Fury; 'Furore', 'Furore implacabile', 'Furore & Rabbia', 'Furore superbo & Indomito' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(AGAMENNON) proverbs, sayings, etc. (AGAMENNON)
• 86(FUROR ET RABIES) proverbs, sayings, etc. (FUROR ET RABIES)
• 94H2 the fall of Troy; Troy burning
• 95A(AGAMEMNON) Agamemnon
• 95A(AGAMEMNON)8 Agamemnon - attributes

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem045
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem045
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667