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

Emblem 216

A courtier with his legs in the stocks

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• In Alciatus' Emblemata the motto of the emblem is: "In aulicos"
• Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem086

Iconclass

• 31A2352 sitting on an elevation
• 31AA2515 arm held downwards - AA - both arms or hands
• 31A26127 sitting with legs bent, straddling
• 31D12 youth, young man, adolescent
• 41A313 façade of inner court
• 41D1 fashion
• 41D221(+81) head-gear (+ men's clothes)
• 41D223(+81) clothing for the upper part of the body (+ men's clothes)
• 41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
• 41D2661 necklace
• 44B152 royal household; courtiers, retinue, train
• 44G3711:25D13(GOLD) in the pillory, in the stocks❧minerals and metals: gold
• 51E11(+4):46A15 Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧the poor
• 51EE11(+4):46A16 Restriction, Limitation (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧the rich
• 61B2(G. M.)3 historical person (G. M.) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (G. M.)
• 86(AUREAE COMPEDES) proverbs, sayings, etc. (AUREAE COMPEDES)
• 98B(CODRUS)3 male persons from classical history (CODRUS) - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached
• 98B(LUCULLUS, L.L.) male persons from classical history (LUCULLUS, L.L.)
• 98B(POMPEY)3 (story of) Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Pompey the Great - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem216
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem216
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667