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

Emblem 158

A man with a big stone tied to his right hand stretches his left hand, to which wings are attached, upwards to God

Paupertatem summis ingeniis obesse ne provehanturLatin

Poverty hinders the greatest talents from advancing

Ad Doctiss. Virum Dn. W. Malim

Interpretation (German): Armut als Hemmnis der Fähigkeiten

Facsimile

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Notes and related emblems

Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem120

Iconclass

11C21 God the Father as young or adult man (perhaps resembling Christ)
22C31 radiance emanating from persons or things
25D12 kinds of non-precious stone
25F(+342):31A2245 animals (+ wings of an animal)❧hand
25F31(+5262) groups of birds (+ flying animal(s))
25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
25H11 mountains
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
26A clouds
31A2313 standing on one leg
31A2511(+934) arm raised upward (+ reaching for somebody or something, seizing something, touching)
31AA2512 arm stretched forward - AA - both arms or hands
31A2515(+933) arm held downwards (+ holding something)
31A26242 standing on one leg, the other leg held sideways, bent
31A2763 floating in the air
31B6211 looking upwards
31D14 adult man
41D211(+81) dress, gown (+ men's clothes)
41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
46C121 carrying something
47D8(ROPE) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: rope
51LL1(+4) Rest, Immobility, Stasis (+ emblematical representation of concept)
51L4(+4) Progression, Forward Movement (+ emblematical representation of concept)
51LL4(+4) Regression, Backward Movement (+ emblematical representation of concept)
52A13(+4) Talent (+ emblematical representation of concept)
54EE2(+4) Hindrance, Obstruction (+ emblematical representation of concept)
55BB1(+4) Poverty; 'Povertà', 'Povertà del doni', 'Povertà in uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
56F11(+4) Ambition; 'Ambitione', 'Amor di Fama' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
61B2(MALIM, William)3 historical person (MALIM, William) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (MALIM, William)
86(PAUPERTATEM SUMMIS INGENIIS OBESSE NE PROVEHANTUR) proverbs, sayings, etc. (PAUPERTATEM SUMMIS INGENIIS OBESSE NE PROVEHANTUR)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem158
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem158
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667