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

Emblem 75

A man with raised sword, lifts the curtain of a window

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem053

Iconclass

• 25H11 mountains
• 25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape
• 25I1451 bridge in city across river, canal, etc.
• 31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
• 31A2513(+933) arm stretched sidewards (+ holding something)
• 31A26211(+51) one leg in front of the other, walking position (+ standing)
• 31A2747 drawing, pulling something
• 31D14 adult man
• 41A311 front façade
• 41A331 opening the window
• 41A3911 well
• 41A421 curtains
• 45C13(SWORD)(+63) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword (+ handling of weapons)
• 47D8(ROPE) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: rope
• 47F22 packing of products
• 51A51(+4) Interior, Interiority (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 51AA51(+4) Exterior, Exteriority (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57A6(+4) Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57AA621(+4) Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 61B2(BROOKE, George)3 historical person (BROOKE, George) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (BROOKE, George)
• 86(INTERIORA VIDE) proverbs, sayings, etc. (INTERIORA VIDE)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem075
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem075
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667