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

Emblem 215

Wasps swarm around a hive

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• In Alciatus' Emblemata the motto of the emblem is: "Principis clementia"
• Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem148

Iconclass

• 25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
• 25G3 trees
• 25H11 mountains
• 25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape
• 26A clouds
• 26C winds
• 41A17 farm (building)
• 44C110 'Amor della patria' (Ripa)
• 47I242 bee-hive
• 47I243(+953) swarm ~ bees (+ postures, positions of animal(s))
• 48C244(+0) pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm) (+ variant)
• 61B2(COTTON, Richard)3 historical person (COTTON, Richard) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (COTTON, Richard)
• 86(PATRIA CUIQUE CHARA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (PATRIA CUIQUE CHARA)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem215
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem215
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667