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

Emblem 128

A man is shaking hands with a man wearing the skin of a fox (a false friend); a robber hides in the woods

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• In Sambucus' Emblemata ths emblem has the motto: "Animi sub vulpe latentes"
• Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem121

Iconclass

• 25F23(FOX)(+343) beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ tail of an animal)
• 25F23(FOX)(+351) beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather)
• 25G3 trees
• 25H11 mountains
• 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
• 31A234 squatting, crouching figure
• 31A2421 head turned to the left
• 31A2515(+933) arm held downwards (+ holding something)
• 31A2516(+933) arm or hand held in front of the body (+ holding something)
• 31A2621(+51) one leg in front of the other (+ standing)
• 31A26211(+51) one leg in front of the other, walking position (+ standing)
• 31D14(+73) adult man (+ three persons)
• 33A12 shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio'
• 41D2 clothes, costume
• 41D211(+81) dress, gown (+ men's clothes)
• 41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
• 41D2339 barefoot
• 44G52 robber
• 45C22 armour
• 45C221 helmet
• 57AA61(+4):56F23(+4) Dishonesty, Falsety (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57AA6223(+4) Ambuscade, Trap; 'Insidia' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(AMICITIA FUCATA VITANDA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (AMICITIA FUCATA VITANDA)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem128
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem128
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667