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

Emblem 199

Bacchus playing a flute and a drum

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem025

Iconclass

• 25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
• 31A2351 sitting on the ground
• 31AA2512(+933) arm stretched forward - AA - both arms or hands (+ holding something)
• 31A2626(+53) sitting or lying with one leg stretched forward and the other leg drawn up (+ sitting)
• 31B520 'Ubriachezza' (Ripa)
• 31D12(+89) youth, young man, adolescent (+ nude human being)
• 32A21 fat (human type)
• 41C321 cup
• 41C7110
• 43A(+12) festivities (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities)
• 47I4221 vine-tendril, leaf
• 47I422:25G(+34) vine❧plants; vegetation (+ bearing fruit)
• 48CC7341(+372) drum (musical instrument) - CC - out of doors (+ performing ~ music)
• 48CC7351(+372) flute, aulos, tibia - CC - out of doors (+ performing ~ music)
• 48CC7524 one person playing percussion instrument - CC - out of doors
• 48CC7525 one person playing wind instrument - CC - out of doors
• 54BB31(+4) Damage, Disservice; 'Danno' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(IN STATUAM BACCHI) proverbs, sayings, etc. (IN STATUAM BACCHI)
• 92L15 non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Bacchus
• 92L18(CUP) attributes of Bacchus (CUP)
• 92L18(VINE) attributes of Bacchus: vine

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem199
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem199
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667