Une Maine tenant la Massue d’Hercule avec la peau d’un Lion
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Sources and parallels
- De la Feuille, Devises Et Emblemes 1697 [web], p/no. 42/6
- Saavedra Fajardo, Principe [1655], embl. 97
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A hand is holding the club of Hercules and the skin of a lion- beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather) [25F23(LION)(+351)]
- clouds [26A]
- lower arm (+ holding something) [31A2243(+933)]
- floating in the air (+ variant) [31A2763(+0)]
- weapons for striking a blow: club [45C12(CLUB)]
- Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generosité dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtù del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54A7(+4)]
- Victory (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54F2(+4)]
- Reward, 'Praemium'; 'Premio', 'Remuneratione' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [55A12(+4)]
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(FORTIOR SPOLIIS)]
- attributes of Hercules (with NAME) [94L8(CLUB)]
- attributes of Hercules (with NAME) [94L8(LION'S SKIN)]