Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)
Emblem 167
Ants and a grass-hopper in a winter landscape
Dum aetatis ver agitur: consule brumaeLatin
Provide for the winter of your life while its springs is still there
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Notes and related emblems
- Compare: Fae.17
Iconclass
23F41winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year)24A6sun represented as face, wheel, etc.25F711(ANT)(+56)insects: ant (+ postures of hind leg(s) of animal(s))25F711(GRASS-HOPPER)insects: grass-hopper25G3(+351)trees (+ bare plant)31D160Old Age, 'Senectus'; 'Vecchiezza' (Ripa)42F0Economy; 'Economia', 'Providenza dell'annona' (Ripa)52A2(+4)Forethought, Deliberation; 'Previdenza', 'Providenza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)54A2(+4)Carefulness, Diligence; 'Diligenza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)85(ANT AND GRASSHOPPER)fables (ANT AND GRASSHOPPER)86(DUM AETATIS VER AGITUR: CONSULE BRUMAE)proverbs, sayings, etc. (DUM AETATIS VER AGITUR: CONSULE BRUMAE)
Sources
Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem167
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem167
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667