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

Emblem 169

The lion offers to cure the sick fox, hiding in a cave, by licking her with his healing tongue; the fox declines, pointing out that the tongue has dangerous neighbours

Ars deluditur arteLatin

Craft deceived by craft

Facsimile

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Iconclass

25F23(FOX)(+534) beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ squatting, crouching animal)
25F23(FOX)(+61) beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ animal(s) being sick; having a disease)
25F23(LION)(+57321) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animal with tongue stuck out)
25F23(LION)(+5733) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animal with mouth wide open)
25G11 groups of trees
25G3(+21) trees (+ stem, trunk)
25H114 low hill country
25H119 cave, grotto
31A90
49G211(+0) visiting the sick; sick person together with others (+ variant)
56DD2(+4) Distrust, Suspicion; 'Sospitione' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
57AA613(+4) Cunning, Slyness; 'Astutia ingannevole' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
85(SICK FOX AND LION) fables (SICK FOX AND LION)
86(ARS DELUDITUR ARTE) proverbs, sayings, etc. (ARS DELUDITUR ARTE)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem169
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem169
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667