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

Emblem 243

A man leaves the world behind and fixes his gaze on God, symbolized by a tetragram

Superest quod supra estLatin

What is above lies on

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11C13 tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father
11Q621 pilgrim(s)
11Q624 pilgrim's dress and attributes, e.g. flask, hat, mantle, staff
25A13 globe
25H11 mountains
25H131 rocky coast
25H23 sea (seascape)
26A clouds
31A2512 arm stretched forward
31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
31A2711 walking
31B6211 looking upwards
31D14 adult man
41D212(+81) coat, cape (+ men's clothes)
41D221(+81) head-gear (+ men's clothes)
41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
41D263 walking-stick, staff, cane
46C513 'en route', traveller under way
49L8 inscription
57BB211(+4) Despising the World; 'Dispregio del mondo', 'Disprezzo et Distruttione de i piaceri & cattivi affetti' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
86(AFRICA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (AFRICA)
86(EUROPA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (EUROPA)
86(SUPEREST QUOD SUPRA EST) proverbs, sayings, etc. (SUPEREST QUOD SUPRA EST)

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem243
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem243
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667