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

Emblem 139

A scholar is looking to his left at Venus whose leg is held by Amor; Minerva and Hera standing on his right

In studiosum captum amoreLatin

A scholar captive of love

Facsimile

The text of this emblem has not yet been transcribed.

Notes and related emblems

Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem108

Iconclass

31A2352 sitting on an elevation
31AA2512 arm stretched forward - AA - both arms or hands
31A2512(+932) arm stretched forward (+ addressing)
31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
31A2515 arm held downwards
31A2515(+933) arm held downwards (+ holding something)
31A2516(+933) arm or hand held in front of the body (+ holding something)
31A25552 index finger forwards, pointing, indicating
31A2621(+51) one leg in front of the other (+ standing)
31AA2621(+51) one leg in front of the other - AA - female human figure (+ standing)
31A2621(+53) one leg in front of the other (+ sitting)
31A2753 rotating, twisting (movement of the human body)
31A534 beard
31D11221(+89) boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ nude human being)
31D14 adult man
31D15(+72) adult woman (+ two persons)
31D16 old man
33C80
41D211(+82) dress, gown (+ women's clothes)
41D212(+81) coat, cape (+ men's clothes)
41D221(+81) head-gear (+ men's clothes)
44B1212 throne
45C11(SPEAR) casting weapons: spear
45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
45C19(SHIELD) protective weapons: shield
45C22 armour
45C221 helmet
49C3 scholar, philosopher
52A51(+4) Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
56F2(+4) (personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
86(IN STUDIOSUM CAPTUM AMORE) proverbs, sayings, etc. (IN STUDIOSUM CAPTUM AMORE)
92C2(+0) (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena) (+ variant)
92C4 (story of) Venus (Aphrodite)
92D1 (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)
92D18(BOW) attributes of Cupid: bow

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem139
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem139
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667