Book Title: Andreae Alciati emblematvm libellvs.

Author: Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550

Image Title: An Unlearned Rich Man

Description: The pictura of this emblem by the Italian jurist and writer Andrea Alciati (1492 – 1550 CE) features the ancient Greek demigod Phryxus riding the golden-fleeced ram that had rescued him from execution by his stepmother, Ino. The subscriptio draws from this myth the lesson that riches are no safeguard against a capricious wife.

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