Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)
Emblem 194
A torch turned upside down is extinguished by its own wax
Qui me alit me extinguitLatin
That which nourishes me extinguishes me
- Interpretation
- Burning torch downward (What gives me life destroys me)
Facsimile
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Notes and related emblems
- Related emblem in another book: embmne_sym1574_emblem027
Iconclass
41B110:41B14041BB32(+1)torch - BB - torch held upside down (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)41BB32(+2)torch - BB - torch held upside down (+ extinguishing; extinguished light, lamp, candle)49L73banderole49L8inscription56F2515(+4):31E50'Forza d'amore, Forza d'amore si nell'acqua come in terra' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧?86(QUI ME ALIT ME EXTINGUIT)proverbs, sayings, etc. (QUI ME ALIT ME EXTINGUIT)
Sources
Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem194
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem194
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667