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

Emblem 156

An elephant is leaning against a tree that a man has begun to cut down

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem135

Iconclass

• 25F25(ELEPHANT)(+46) trunked animals: elephant (+ sleeping animal(s))
• 25F27(DOLPHIN) swimming mammals: dolphin
• 25G3(+21) trees (+ stem, trunk)
• 31A2422 head turned to the right
• 31AA2515(+933) arm held downwards - AA - both arms or hands (+ holding something)
• 31A2621(+51) one leg in front of the other (+ standing)
• 31A2743 hitting at something
• 31D14 adult man
• 41D223(+81) clothing for the upper part of the body (+ men's clothes)
• 41D231(+81) trousers, breeches (+ men's clothes)
• 43C114 hunter
• 47D8(AXE) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: axe
• 47I84 woodcutting, woodcutter ~ forestry
• 48A9844 dolphin ~ ornament
• 48C24 piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture
• 56F23(+4) Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57AA613(+4) Cunning, Slyness; 'Astutia ingannevole' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57AA6141(+4) Untrustworthiness, Unreliability (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(NUSQUAM TUTA FIDES) proverbs, sayings, etc. (NUSQUAM TUTA FIDES)
• 98B(NERO) (story of) Nero, the Roman Emperor
• 98B(NUMA POMPILIUS) (story of) Numa Pompilius

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem156
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem156
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667