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

Emblem 211

A dying elephant falls on the snake (dragon) that killed it

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem178

Iconclass

• 25F25(ELEPHANT)(+63):31E233331 trunked animals: elephant (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)❧violent death by snake-bite
• 25F42(+0) snakes (+ variant)
• 25FF411(+763):31E23541 dragon (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)❧violent death by pressing
• 25G11 groups of trees
• 25H11 mountains
• 25H1123 rock-formations
• 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
• 31A22611 blood
• 31A2511(+62) arm raised upward (+ backward)
• 31A2621(+56) one leg in front of the other (+ lying)
• 31A2711 walking
• 31A2731(+62) falling (+ backward)
• 31D14(+72) adult man (+ two persons)
• 31E234631 violent death by sword
• 41D221(+81) head-gear (+ men's clothes)
• 41D223(+81) clothing for the upper part of the body (+ men's clothes)
• 41D231(+81) trousers, breeches (+ men's clothes)
• 45H50
• 54F2(+4):31A226110 Victory (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧?
• 61B2(STANLEY, William)3 historical person (STANLEY, William) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (STANLEY, William)
• 86(VICTORIA CRUENTA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (VICTORIA CRUENTA)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem211
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem211
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667