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

Emblem 73

A man holding a laurel tree, Jupiter on his eagle, a swan

Murus aeneus, sana conscientiaLatin

A wall of brass is a clear conscience

To MILES HOBART Esquier.

Interpretation: Thunderbolt and laurel (The wall of brass, a sound conscience)
Interpretation (German): Reines Gewissen

Facsimile

The text of this emblem has not yet been transcribed.

Notes and related emblems

In Sambucus' Emblemata the motto is: "Conscientia integra, laurus"
Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem005

Iconclass

25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
25G3(LAUREL) trees: laurel
25G3(LAUREL)(+331)
25F33(EAGLE)(+13) predatory birds: eagle (+ animals as attributes)
25F33(EAGLE)(+542) predatory birds: eagle (+ animal with head turned sideways)
25F33(EAGLE)(+553) predatory birds: eagle (+ animal with forelegs stretched sidewards)
25F36(SWAN)(+1) water-birds: swan (+ animals used symbolically)
25F36(SWAN)(+54) water-birds: swan (+ postures of the head ~ animal)
25H213 river
25H217 river bank
26A clouds
26E2 lightning, flash of lightning, thunderbolt
31A2421 head turned to the left
31A247 looking over the shoulder
31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
31A2513(+933) arm stretched sidewards (+ holding something)
31A2621(+51) one leg in front of the other (+ standing)
31A27631 sitting or standing on clouds
31A534 beard
31D14(+72) adult man (+ two persons)
41D21(+81) clothes covering the entire body (+ men's clothes)
41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
43A(+12) festivities (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities)
44B192 sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty)
45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
54A7(+4) Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generosità dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtù del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
57A3(+4) Conscience; 'Coscienza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
57A63(+4) Incorruption, Purity; 'Purità' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
61B2(HOBART, Miles)3 historical person (HOBART, Miles) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (HOBART, Miles)
86(MURUS AENEUS, SANA CONSCIENTIA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (MURUS AENEUS, SANA CONSCIENTIA)
92B1 (story of) Jupiter (Zeus)
92B18(THUNDERBOLT) attributes of Jupiter: thunderbolt
92B18(EAGLE) attributes of Jupiter: eagle

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem073
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem073
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667