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

Emblem 129

A naked man drinking from a cup, a dog faces a crocodile while drinking from the river Nile

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem029

Iconclass

• 25F43(+5733) crocodiles (+ animal with mouth wide open)
• 25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
• 25H11 mountains
• 25H213 river
• 25H217 river bank
• 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
• 26A clouds
• 31A2362(+89) lying face downwards (+ nude human being)
• 31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
• 31A2626(+56) sitting or lying with one leg stretched forward and the other leg drawn up (+ lying)
• 31B59 sobriety; 'Sobrietà', 'Astinenza' (Ripa)
• 31D14 adult man
• 34B11(+945) dog (+ animals eating and drinking)
• 41C12 drinking
• 41C129 thirst
• 41C322 mug, beaker, goblet
• 41C711 wine ~ alcoholic drinks
• 47I422 vine
• 54A43(+4) Temperance, Moderation; 'Misura' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 61D(NILE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (NILE) (NILE)
• 86(SOBRIE POTANDUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (SOBRIE POTANDUM)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem129
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem129
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667