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

Emblem 176

A swaddled infant in a cradle, an old man walking with crutches

Facsimile

Iconclass

• 23A4 allegorical representations of the effects of time
• 31A236 lying figure
• 31A2711 walking
• 31A4153 crutches
• 31A534 beard
• 31D1 the ages of man
• 31D111 infant, baby ~ the ages of man
• 31D16 old man
• 31D5 young versus old age; young and old
• 41A22 communal rooms
• 41A32 door
• 41A33 window
• 41D211(+81) dress, gown (+ men's clothes)
• 41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
• 42A252 baby in swaddling clothes
• 42A411 cradle, crib
• 51F5(+4) Beginning; 'Principio' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 51FF5(+4) End; 'Fine' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 51K2(+4) Mutability; 'Immutatione' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 61B2(CROXTON, John)3 historical person (CROXTON, John) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (CROXTON, John)
• 61D(BABYLON) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (BABYLON) (BABYLON)
• 61D(EGYPT) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (EGYPT) (EGYPT)
• 86(CUM TEMPORE MUTAMUR) proverbs, sayings, etc. (CUM TEMPORE MUTAMUR)
• 95A(NESTOR)68 Nestor - death
• 98B(HOMER)3 (story of) Homer - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached
• 61B2(CROXTON, John)3 historical person (CROXTON, John) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (CROXTON, John)
• 86(CUM TEMPORE MUTAMUR) proverbs, sayings, etc. (CUM TEMPORE MUTAMUR)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem176
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem176
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667