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

Emblem 231

The sun shines on two men who, holding laurel branches, embrace beneath a palm-tree

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Compare: Mon.70

Iconclass

• 24A2 sunset
• 24A6 sun represented as face, wheel, etc.
• 25G11 groups of trees
• 25G3(LAUREL)(+22) trees: laurel (+ branch, stick)
• 25G3(PALM-TREE) trees: palm-tree
• 31A247 looking over the shoulder
• 31A2512(+919) arm stretched forward (+ other relations with friendly character not mentioned above)
• 31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
• 31A2621 one leg in front of the other
• 31D14(+72) adult man (+ two persons)
• 33A14 embracing each other, kissing
• 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
• 56E2(+4):52AA3(+4) Rage, Anger (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧Forgetfulness (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 56F23(+4) Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 56FF23(+4):57A74(+4) Enmity; 'Inimicitia', 'Inimicitia mortale' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧Forgivingness (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(SOL NON OCCIDAT SUPER IRACUNDIAM VESTRAM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (SOL NON OCCIDAT SUPER IRACUNDIAM VESTRAM)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem231
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem231
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667