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

Emblem 228

Phrixus crosses the Hellespont on the back of a golden ram

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• In Alciatus' Emblemata the motto of this emblem is: "Dives indoctus"
• Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem189

Iconclass

• 25D13(GOLD) minerals and metals: gold
• 25F31(+5262) groups of birds (+ flying animal(s))
• 25H11 mountains
• 25H131 rocky coast
• 25H23 sea (seascape)
• 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
• 26A clouds
• 31A2511 arm raised upward
• 31A2518 hand on the hip
• 31A2774(+0) floating (movement in water) (+ variant)
• 31B6211 looking upwards
• 31D14 adult man
• 41D27(+81) drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung' (+ men's clothes)
• 41D91 man (showing himself) undressed, quasi-nude
• 46C132:47I2131 riding on animal other than horse, ass, or mule❧ram
• 46C24(+63) sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ under way, at sea (~ travelling))
• 47I2131(+954) ram (+ postures of the head ~ animal)
• 51AA51(+4) Exterior, Exteriority (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 52AA1(+4) Stupidity, Poverty of Intellect; 'Stupidità overo Stolidità' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 52AA51(+4):46A160 Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧?
• 55B1(+4) Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(IN DIVITEM INDOCTUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (IN DIVITEM INDOCTUM)
• 95A(PHRIXUS)32(+0) Phrixus and Helle escape on the ram (+ variant)
• 95A(PHRIXUS)81 the ram with the golden fleece ~ attribute of Phrixus

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem228
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem228
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667