Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)
Emblem 177
Homer, with the nine Muses, is not being let into the house
Si nihil attuleris, ibis Homere forasLatin
If, Homer, you do not bring anything, you will go outside
To M. MATTHEW PATTENSON
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Iconclass
25I141street31B6211looking upwards31B7wise man31A(+93231)the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ begging)31D14(+73)adult man (+ three persons)31D15(+79)adult woman (+ more than eight persons)41A31façade (of house or building)41A3361human figure at (open) window, seen from outside41D21(+81)clothes covering the entire body (+ men's clothes)41D21(+82)clothes covering the entire body (+ women's clothes)41D221(+81)head-gear (+ men's clothes)52A51(+4)Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)57BB2(+4)Mockery, Derision, Irreverence; 'Derisione', 'Dispreggio della Virtù' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)92D41the Muses acting together (as group)98B(HOMER)5(story of) Homer - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history61B2(PATTENSON, Matthew)3historical person (PATTENSON, Matthew) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (PATTENSON, Matthew)86(SI NIHIL ATTULERIS, IBIS HOMERE FORAS)proverbs, sayings, etc. (SI NIHIL ATTULERIS, IBIS HOMERE FORAS)92D41the Muses acting together (as group)98B(HOMER)5(story of) Homer - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history
Sources
Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem177
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem177
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667