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

Emblem 143

An arrow breaks when it hits a solid slab of stone

Calumniam contra calumniatorem virtus repellitLatin

Virtue turns calumny back against a marble wall

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In Paradin's Princeliicke Deviisen the motto of the emblem is: "Infringit solido"
Related emblem in another book: embmne_pad1615_emblem107

25D12(MARBLE) kinds of non-precious stone: marble
41A54 fence, wall, paling
45C15(ARROW) archer's weapons: arrow
57A6(+4) Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
57BB25(+4) Calumny, Detraction; 'Biasimo vitioso', 'Calunnia', 'Detrattione', 'Maledicenza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
86(CALUMNIAM CONTRA CALUMNIATOREM VIRTUS REPELLIT) proverbs, sayings, etc. (CALUMNIAM CONTRA CALUMNIATOREM VIRTUS REPELLIT)

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem143
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem143
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667