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

Emblem 214

A couple, walking away from a money-chest, is followed by Father Time

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Compare: sheriff of Cheshire
• Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem011

Iconclass

• 23A1 Father Time, man with wings and scythe
• 26A clouds
• 31A247 looking over the shoulder
• 31A2512 arm stretched forward
• 31AA2512(+933) arm stretched forward - AA - both arms or hands (+ holding something)
• 31A2514(+931) arm held backwards (+ indicating, pointing at)
• 31A25161 arm or hand held in front of the chest
• 31A2521 arms crossed
• 31A25552 index finger forwards, pointing, indicating
• 31A2711 walking
• 31A2762 flying
• 31A534 beard
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D15 adult woman
• 31D16(+89) old man (+ nude human being)
• 33B9 flight, running away; pursuing
• 33B90 'Fuga', 'Fuga popolare', 'Persecutione' (Ripa)
• 41A311 front façade
• 41A542 gate, entrance
• 41D211 dress, gown
• 41D221 head-gear
• 42D3 marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'
• 46A1632 money-chest, treasure-chest, money-box
• 47I15(SCYTHE) agricultural implements: scythe
• 52B5111(+4):55C(+4) Good, Right (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧Use of Property (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 61B2(WILBRAHAM, Thomas)3 historical person (WILBRAHAM, Thomas) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (WILBRAHAM, Thomas)
• 86(QUAE SEQUIMUR FUGIMUS) proverbs, sayings, etc. (QUAE SEQUIMUR FUGIMUS)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem214
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem214
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667