Book Title: Andreae Alciati emblematvm libellvs.

Author: Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550

Image Title: Albutius Convincing Alciato to Leave the Chaos in Italy behind and to Teach in France

Description: The pictura of this emblem by the Italian jurist and writer Andrea Alciato (1492 – 1550 CE) features a man carrying away the produce of the fruit tree (presumably a peach tree) behind him. The subscriptio ascribes its authorship to Aurelius Ablutius – a Milanese jurist, scholar, and poet, like Alciato – written with the intent of encouraging his peer to remove from Italy in hopes that his talents might be better appreciated elsewhere. The peach tree represents Alciato: just as the tree could not bear sweet fruit until it had migrated from Persia, so Alciato must throw down roots elsewhere in order to flourish.

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