Book Title: Andreae Alciati emblematvm libellvs.

Author: Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550

Image Title: Just Revenge

Description: The pictura of this emblem by the Italian jurist and writer Andrea Alciati (1492 – 1550 CE) features a raven perched on a branch, just having caught a scorpion. The subscriptio relates how, after the raven carries off its prey, the scorpion injects its venom, causing the bird’s death, and treats of this scene as illustrative of how those who plot death for others end up suffering the very ends they seek.

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