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

Emblem 235

A moth flies into the flame of a burning candle; in the background Evadne, Capaneus' wife, throws herself on her husband's funeral pyre

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_jun1565_emblem049

Iconclass

• 21C fire (one of the four elements)
• 25F711(GNAT)(+53) insects: gnat (+ postures, positions of animal(s))
• 25F711(GNAT)(+63) insects: gnat (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)
• 25G11 groups of trees
• 25G413
• 25H11 mountains
• 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
• 25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape
• 26A clouds
• 31AA2321 leaning forward - AA - female human figure
• 31AA233 kneeling figure - AA - female human figure
• 31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
• 31AA2512(+934) arm stretched forward - AA - both arms or hands (+ reaching for somebody or something, seizing something, touching)
• 31A2536(+933) hand(s) towards the mouth (+ holding something)
• 31AA26211 one leg in front of the other, walking position - AA - female human figure
• 31D15(+72) adult woman (+ two persons)
• 41A711 table
• 41A713 cover for table, etc.
• 41B12(FAGGOT) burning as process: faggot
• 41B16 camp-fire; watch-fire
• 41B162 smoke
• 41B31(+1) candle (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)
• 41B313 candlestick
• 41D211(+82) dress, gown (+ women's clothes)
• 41D221(+82) head-gear (+ women's clothes)
• 41D2339 barefoot
• 49L8 inscription
• 56BB12(+4):56F2(+4) Torment; 'Tribulatione' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 56F2522(+4) 'Tormento d'amore' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(IN AMORE TORMENTUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (IN AMORE TORMENTUM)
• 86(COSI DE BEN AMAR PORTO TORMENTO) proverbs, sayings, etc. (COSI DE BEN AMAR PORTO TORMENTO)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem235
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem235
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667