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

Emblem 87

A richly dressed woman looking at two small furry animals (ermine, sable, musk-rat?)

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• In Alciatus' Emblemata the motto of this emblem is: "Lascivia"
• Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem079

Iconclass

• 11A Deity, God (in general) ~ Christian religion
• 25F23(ERMINE)(+351) beasts of prey, predatory animals: ermine (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather)
• 25F23(SABLE)(+52) beasts of prey, predatory animals: sable (+ movements of animal(s))
• 25F26(MUSK-RAT)(+52) rodents: musk-rat (+ movements of animal(s))
• 25G3 trees
• 25H114 low hill country
• 26C winds
• 31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
• 31A2518 hand on the hip
• 31D15 adult woman
• 33C5211 'Lais Corinthiaca'
• 41A12 castle
• 41D211(+43) dress, gown (+ fur used for clothes)
• 41D211(+82) dress, gown (+ women's clothes)
• 41D2656 belt, girdle, waistband
• 42D30 'Castità matrimoniale', 'Fede maritale', 'Matrimonio' (Ripa)
• 47D8(ROPE) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: rope
• 57AA51(+1) Licentiousness, Lasciviousness; 'Lascivia', 'Licenza' (Ripa) (+ personification)
• 57AA621(+4) Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57AA622(+4) Mendacity (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(SAEPIUS IN AURO BIBITUR VENENUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (SAEPIUS IN AURO BIBITUR VENENUM)
• 95A(MENELAUS)21 Menelaus and Helen

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem087
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem087
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667