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

Emblem 173

A man trying to pick a rose from a rose-bush, in spite of its thorns

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Compare: Per. Th. 30

Iconclass

• 25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
• 25G31(ROSE-BUSH)(+223) shrubs: rose-bush (+ thorn, prickle)
• 25G31(ROSE-BUSH)(+32) shrubs: rose-bush (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)
• 25G41(ROSE) flowers: rose
• 25H11 mountains
• 26C winds
• 31A2512(+934) arm stretched forward (+ reaching for somebody or something, seizing something, touching)
• 31A2512(+9341) arm stretched forward (+ reaching, handing, giving)
• 31A25552 index finger forwards, pointing, indicating
• 31A26211(+51) one leg in front of the other, walking position (+ standing)
• 31A4632 infections and wounds
• 31A534 beard
• 41D221(+81) head-gear (+ men's clothes)
• 41D231(+81) trousers, breeches (+ men's clothes)
• 41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
• 41D27 drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung'
• 56B1(+4) Pleasure, Enjoyment, Joy; 'Allegrezza', 'Allegrezza da le medaglie', 'Allegrezza, letitia e giubilo', 'Diletto', 'Piacere', 'Piacere honesto' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 56BB1(+4) Pain, Sorrow, Sadness; 'Dolore', 'Dolore di Zeusi' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 58B2(+4) Life (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 61B2(MYNORS, Thomas)3 historical person (MYNORS, Thomas) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (MYNORS, Thomas)
• 86(POST AMARA DULCIA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (POST AMARA DULCIA)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem173
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem173
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667