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

Emblem 62

A dog attacks the stone that was thrown at it by the man who raises his hand to throw another

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem174

Iconclass

• 11N1 Vice, Evil, Sin; 'Peccato' (Ripa)
• 25D12 kinds of non-precious stone
• 25F31(+5262) groups of birds (+ flying animal(s))
• 25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
• 25G3 trees
• 25H11 mountains
• 25H114 low hill country
• 25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape
• 26A clouds
• 26C winds
• 31A247 looking over the shoulder
• 31A2511(+933) arm raised upward (+ holding something)
• 31A2515(+933) arm held downwards (+ holding something)
• 31A26251(+51) standing on one leg, the other leg backwards, straight (+ standing)
• 31A2741 throwing something
• 31B6212 looking downwards
• 34B11(+9512) dog (+ animal(s) attacking)
• 41A16 rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage
• 41D211(+81) dress, gown (+ men's clothes)
• 41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
• 57A632(+4) Falsely accused Innocence (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57BB13(+4) Punishment; 'Castigo', 'Pena', 'Punitione' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 59CC2(+4) Injustice; 'Ingiustitia' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(ALIUS PECCAT, ALIUS PLECTITUR) proverbs, sayings, etc. (ALIUS PECCAT, ALIUS PLECTITUR)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem062
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem062
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667