Un Lion mort avec des Mouches qui le mangent
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Sources and parallels
- De la Feuille, Devises Et Emblemes 1697 [web], p/no. 42/4
- Saavedra Fajardo, Principe [1655], embl. 99
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Flies on the cadaver of a lion (or: bees living in the mouth of a dead lion)- beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal) [25F23(LION)(+63)]
- insects: fly (+ animals eating and drinking) [25F711(FLY)(+45)]
- insects: fly (+ flying animal(s)) [25F711(FLY)(+5262)]
- symbols, allegories of war; 'Guerra' (Ripa) [45A10]
- symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa) [45A20]
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(MERCES BELLI)]