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

Emblem 207

A man pointing at his ears which are huge, a second man pointing at his mouth, a third man fleeing from a snake

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Compare: Jun.62 Whitney's nephew

Iconclass

• 25F42(+5253) snakes (+ animal rotating, twisting)
• 25F42(+51) snakes (+ fighting animals; aggressive relations)
• 25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
• 25G3(+21) trees (+ stem, trunk)
• 25H11 mountains
• 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
• 31A245 head slanting to the left
• 31A2512 arm stretched forward
• 31A2513 arm stretched sidewards
• 31AA2513(+925) arm stretched sidewards - AA - both arms or hands (+ being frightened)
• 31A2536 hand(s) towards the mouth
• 31A2537 hand(s) towards the ear(s)
• 31A25552 index finger forwards, pointing, indicating
• 31A26114(+51) standing, leaning, sitting or lying with legs apart (+ standing)
• 31A2711 walking
• 31A27112 running
• 31A32 hearing, listening (one of the five senses)
• 31A42(+113) human beings (legendary or not) of abnormal proportions, size, strength, etc. (+ ears)
• 31A534 beard
• 31B623591 putting a finger to the lips, 'Silentium'; 'Silentio' (Ripa)
• 31D12 youth, young man, adolescent
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D16 old man
• 33B9 flight, running away; pursuing
• 34F1 animals threatening man
• 41D211(+81) dress, gown (+ men's clothes)
• 41D221(+81) head-gear (+ men's clothes)
• 41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
• 52A1(+4) Intellect, Intelligence; 'Intelletto', 'Intelligenza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57A1(+4) Good Behaviour (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57AA6(+4):33B90 Viciousness, Naughtiness (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧'Fuga', 'Fuga popolare', 'Persecutione' (Ripa)
• 61B2(BORRON, Robert)3 historical person (BORRON, Robert) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (BORRON, Robert)
• 86(AUDI, TACE, FUGE) proverbs, sayings, etc. (AUDI, TACE, FUGE)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem207
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem207
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667