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

Emblem 131

Hares approach a dead lion

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem153

Iconclass

• 25F23(LION)(+536) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ lying animal)
• 25F23(LION)(+63) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)
• 25F26(HARE)(+441) rodents: hare (+ herd, group of animals)
• 25F26(HARE)(+452) rodents: hare (+ animal with prey)
• 25F26(HARE)(+471) rodents: hare (+ instinct of animal)
• 25F26(HARE)(+5):31A(+9223) rodents: hare (+ animal(s) in motion; positions, expressions of animals)❧the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ attacking somebody)
• 25F26(HARE)(+52) rodents: hare (+ movements of animal(s))
• 25F31(+5262) groups of birds (+ flying animal(s))
• 25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
• 25G3(+21) trees (+ stem, trunk)
• 25H11 mountains
• 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
• 31E5 life versus death
• 33B130
• 54AA8(+4) Cowardice (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 54EE4(+4):13A1(+0) Attack (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧spirit, ghost (+ variant)
• 57BB25(+4) Calumny, Detraction; 'Biasimo vitioso', 'Calunnia', 'Detrattione', 'Maledicenza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(CUM LARVIS NON LUCTANDUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (CUM LARVIS NON LUCTANDUM)
• 94G235 Hector's body, tied to Achilles' chariot, is dragged around the city

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem131
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem131
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667