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

Emblem 120

Ironclad hand from the clouds, holding a lance with laurel wreaths

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_pad1615_emblem154

Iconclass

• 26A clouds
• 31A419(+0):31A2245(+933) mutilated person (+ variant)❧hand (+ holding something)
• 43A(+12) festivities (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities)
• 45C14(LANCE) helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance
• 45I611(+0) crowning the victor with laurel (+ variant)
• 49G3531:25D13(IRON) prosthesis❧minerals and metals: iron
• 54A8(+4) Courage, Bravery, Valiance, Manliness; 'Ardire magnanimo et generoso', 'Gagliardezza', 'Valore', 'Virtù heroica', 'Virtù dell'animo e del corpo' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 54F12(+4) Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Fortuna aurea', 'Fortuna buona', 'Fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'Sorte' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(FORTITER ET FELICITER) proverbs, sayings, etc. (FORTITER ET FELICITER)
• 98B(MARCUS SERGIUS)3 male persons from classical history (MARCUS SERGIUS) - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem120
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem120
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667