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

Emblem 89

A child, a simpleton and a jester in front of a king

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem202

Iconclass

• 31A2321 leaning forward
• 31A247 looking over the shoulder
• 31A2511 arm raised upward
• 31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
• 31A2515(+933) arm held downwards (+ holding something)
• 31A26161
• 31A26211 one leg in front of the other, walking position
• 31A534 beard
• 31B6211 looking upwards
• 31B8 fool, simpleton, numskull
• 31D1122(+89) child between toddler and youth (of undetermined sex) (+ nude human being)
• 31D14(+73) adult man (+ three persons)
• 41A423 ceremonial drapery
• 41A43 floor-covering
• 41D211(+81) dress, gown (+ men's clothes)
• 41D212(+81) coat, cape (+ men's clothes)
• 41D231(+81) trousers, breeches (+ men's clothes)
• 41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
• 43C78721 hobby-horse
• 44B1 ruler, sovereign
• 44B1211 throne-room
• 44B127 ruler and his subjects
• 44B1524 court jester, court fool
• 44B152411 fool's cap
• 44B152412 bauble
• 44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty)
• 44B192 sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty)
• 44B197 mantle, gown, dress (symbol of sovereignty)
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 48C162 arch, archivolt ~ architecture
• 52AA51(+4) Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 56D2(+4) Trust (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57A24(+4) Task (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(FATUIS LEVIA COMMITTITO) proverbs, sayings, etc. (FATUIS LEVIA COMMITTITO)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem089
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem089
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667