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

Emblem 236

An ash is broken by a fierce northern wind but the reed bows and is spared

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• In Junius's Emblemata the motto of the emblem is: "Eixas nikoon (Gr.) sive victrix animi aequitas"
• Related emblem in another book: embmne_jun1565_emblem043

Iconclass

• 25G11 groups of trees
• 25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
• 25G3(OAK)(+37) trees: oak (+ dying plant)
• 25G4(REED) plants and herbs: reed
• 25H11 mountains
• 25H21 water course
• 25H217 river bank
• 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
• 26A clouds
• 26C121 north wind, 'Aquilo', 'Boreas', 'Septentrionarius' (one of eight directions)
• 26C31 storm on land
• 31A2215 head (internal)
• 31A2763(+0) floating in the air (+ variant)
• 31B6241 cheeks rounded
• 54A44(+4):54F2(+4) Patience; 'Patienza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧Victory (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 56FF2(+4) Hate; 'Odio capitale' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57BB21(+4) Contempt (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57BB25(+4) Calumny, Detraction; 'Biasimo vitioso', 'Calunnia', 'Detrattione', 'Maledicenza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57AA76(+4) Jealousy; 'Gelosia', 'Rammarico del ben'altrui' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(VINCIT QUI PATITUR) proverbs, sayings, etc. (VINCIT QUI PATITUR)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem236
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem236
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667