Book Title: Andreae Alciati emblematvm libellvs.

Author: Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550

Image Title: Captured by Gluttony

Description: The pictura of this emblem by the Italian jurist and writer Andrea Alciati (1492 – 1550 CE) features the corpse of a mouse clamped in the mouth of an oyster. The subscriptio treats of this scene as representative of the pitfalls of indulging one’s gluttony.

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