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

Emblem 233

Midas prefers the music of Pan to that of Apollo, and is punished by the god with a set of ass's ears

Perversa iudiciaLatin

Perverse judgements

Interpretation (German): Fehlurteil

Facsimile

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Notes and related emblems

Compare: Ane.91

Iconclass

25G11 groups of trees
25H11 mountains
25H1124 boulder, stone
31A2351 sitting on the ground
31A2352 sitting on an elevation
31A2422 head turned to the right
31A2512(+931) arm stretched forward (+ indicating, pointing at)
31A2514 arm held backwards
31A2514 arm held backwards
31AA2516(+933) arm or hand held in front of the body - AA - both arms or hands (+ holding something)
31AA2516(+939) arm or hand held in front of the body - AA - both arms or hands (+ other neutral connotations)
31A25552 index finger forwards, pointing, indicating
31A26122 sitting with legs bent, side by side
31A2626(+53) sitting or lying with one leg stretched forward and the other leg drawn up (+ sitting)
31A4521 monsters ~ domestic animals
41A723 bench
41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
43A(+12) festivities (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities)
44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty)
44B192 sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty)
45C15(BOW) archer's weapons: bow
45C23 quiver
46C13142(+7333) ass, donkey (+ ears of an animal)
47I214 goat
48C7321(+0) lyre, cithara, psaltery (+ variant)
48C7354 bagpipe, musette
48C7522 one person playing string instrument (plucked)
48C7525 one person playing wind instrument
52A52(+4) Judgement, Discrimination; 'Giuditio' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
52CC41(+4) Error; 'Errore' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
86(PERVERSA IUDICIA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (PERVERSA IUDICIA)
92B3411 contest between Apollo and Pan with the mountain god Tmolus as judge, i.e. judgement of Midas; Midas often represented with ass's ears
92L55 non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Pan

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem233
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem233
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667