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

Emblem 193

A lion, a horse, a hare, a fish, a bird (all have their own 'weapon'), a woman (beauty as her weapon) and Cupid

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem104

Iconclass

• 25F23(LION)39:31B6232 ?❧mouth slightly open
• 25F26(HARE)(+52) rodents: hare (+ movements of animal(s))
• 25F3(...)(+53)
• 25F6(+54) fishes (+ postures of the head ~ animal)
• 25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
• 25G21 fruits
• 25G3(+21) trees (+ stem, trunk)
• 25H112 rocks
• 25H212 brook
• 26A clouds
• 31AA2351 sitting on the ground - AA - female human figure
• 31AA246 head slanting to the right - AA - female human figure
• 31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
• 31A2516(+933) arm or hand held in front of the body (+ holding something)
• 31A259 still other postures and gestures of arm(s) and hand(s) not mentioned or meant under 31 A 25 1 up to 31 A 25 6
• 31AA2626(+53) sitting or lying with one leg stretched forward and the other leg drawn up - AA - female human figure (+ sitting)
• 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth)
• 31D15 adult woman
• 41A7751 container made of plant material other than wood: basket
• 41D211(+82) dress, gown (+ women's clothes)
• 45C15(BOW) archer's weapons: bow
• 46C13183 galloping horse
• 51D4(+1) Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa) (+ personification)
• 51D4(+4):54F2(+4) Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧Victory (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(PULCHRITUDO VINCIT) proverbs, sayings, etc. (PULCHRITUDO VINCIT)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem193
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem193
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667