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

Emblem 109

King Mezentius watches as two men tie a naked man to a corpse

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem197

Iconclass

• 26A clouds
• 31A2321 leaning forward
• 31A234 squatting, crouching figure
• 31A2352(+61) sitting on an elevation (+ forward)
• 31A236 lying figure
• 31A2362 lying face downwards
• 31A2422 head turned to the right
• 31A244 head bent forward; bowing
• 31A2512 arm stretched forward
• 31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
• 31A2515 arm held downwards
• 31A4624 skin and venereal diseases
• 31AA2512(+933) arm stretched forward - AA - both arms or hands (+ holding something)
• 31B6212 looking downwards
• 31D14(+75) adult man (+ five persons)
• 31D14(+89) adult man (+ nude human being)
• 31E3 the corpse
• 31EE2353(+0) violent death by being bound in unusual position - EE - death not certain; wounded person (+ variant)
• 41A4231 canopy, baldachin
• 41A7221 cushion
• 41D211(+81) dress, gown (+ men's clothes)
• 41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
• 41D2411(+81) attributes of dignitary (+ men's clothes)
• 42D150
• 42D310
• 44B119 tyrant, dictator
• 44B1211 throne-room
• 44B1212 throne
• 44B125 ruler commanding
• 44B127 ruler and his subjects
• 44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty)
• 44B192 sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty)
• 44G3121 prisoner with hands bound
• 44G33(+0) torture (+ variant)
• 45C22 armour
• 47D8(ROPE) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: rope
• 86(IMPAR CONIUGIUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (IMPAR CONIUGIUM)
• 96C(MEZENTIUS) heroes, male characters from the legendary origins of Rome (MEZENTIUS)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem109
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem109
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667