Phryxus passant la Mer sur le bout de la peau d’Or
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Sources and parallels
- Alciato, Book of Emblems, embl. 190
- De la Feuille, Devises Et Emblemes 1697 [web], p/no. 36/12
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Phrixus crosses the Hellespont on the back of a golden ram- sea (seascape) [25H23]
- riding on animal other than horse, ass, or mule [46C132]
- sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ under way, at sea (~ travelling)) [46C24(+63)]
- ram (+ swimming animal(s)) [47I2131(+95273)]
- Rashness, Imprudence, Recklessness (+ emblematical representation of concept) [52AA21(+4)]
- Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [55B1(+4)]
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(DIVES INDOCTUS)]
- Phrixus and Helle escape on the ram (+ variant) [95A(PHRIXUS)32(+0)]
- the ram with the golden fleece ~ attribute of Phrixus [95A(PHRIXUS)81]