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

Emblem 238

Ivy - with snakes crawling through it - is growing on the wall of a building in front of which Virtue is sitting

Neglecta virescuntLatin

Neglected things flourish

To M. Rawlins Preacher

Interpretation: The climbing ivy (Neglected they flourish)
Interpretation (German): Verdienter Lohn

Facsimile

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Notes and related emblems

Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem123

Iconclass

25F42(+55) snakes (+ postures of forelegs, forepaws, claws of animal(s))
25F44(+55) tortoises, turtles (+ postures of forelegs, forepaws, claws of animal(s))
25G4(IVY)(+391)
25H11 mountains
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
31AA2352 sitting on an elevation - AA - female human figure
31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
31A2515(+933) arm held downwards (+ holding something)
31AA2621(+53) one leg in front of the other - AA - female human figure (+ sitting)
31AA2749
31D15 adult woman
41A311 front façade
41A723 bench
41D211(+82) dress, gown (+ women's clothes)
41D233(+82) gear for legs and feet (+ women's clothes)
44B192 sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty)
45C221 helmet
45C11(SPEAR) casting weapons: spear
51H5(+4) Growth, Increase (+ emblematical representation of concept)
51L5(+4) Ascent (+ emblematical representation of concept)
54AA2(+4) Negligence; 'Negligenza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
55A12(+4) Reward, 'Praemium'; 'Premio', 'Remuneratione' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
57A6(+1) Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa) (+ personification)
57A6(+4) Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
61B2(RAWLINS, John)3 historical person (RAWLINS, John) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (RAWLINS, John)
86(NEGLECTA VIRESCUNT) proverbs, sayings, etc. (NEGLECTA VIRESCUNT)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem238
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem238
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667