
DIVITIBUS, TEMPUS OMNE
COMMODUM.
FOR THE WEALTHY, ALL TIMES ARE GOOD TIMES
Magnifica medius sedet altè dives in aula.
Circunstant varii quattuor hunc famuli.
Unus habet veris flores. Fructus gerit alter
Aestatis, cornu divite suppeditans.
Porrigit in calatho maturas Tertius uvas.
Multiplicem vestem denique quartus habet.
At stat pro foribus mendicus Homuncio: panem
In lacera, gestu supplice, veste rogans.
Scilicet id signum, quod agentibus otia tutò
Commoda tempora sunt omnia divitibus.
At contra signum, quod mendicantibus: omni
Tempore, deficiunt omnia Pauperibus.
In a magnificent hall a wealthy man sits on a high throne, and four servants, each of a different kind, stand round him. One holds spring flowers. The other bears summer fruits, serving them from a rich horn. The third extends ripe grapes in a basket; while the fourth has a coat of many layers. But there before his gate stands a beggar, a little man, asking for bread in a torn tunic with a suppliant’s gesture. THIS, THEN, is a token that proves that for the wealthy, living lives of secure ease, all times are good times; but also a sign that for poor beggars everything is always lacking.
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- 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty [92B11221] Search | Browse Iconclass
- adult man [31D14] Search | Browse Iconclass
- adult woman [31D15] Search | Browse Iconclass
- archer's weapons (with NAME) [45C15(BOW)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arm stretched forward [31A2512] Search | Browse Iconclass
- bunch of grapes [47I4222] Search | Browse Iconclass
- clouds [26A] Search | Browse Iconclass
- column, pillar ~ architecture [48C161] Search | Browse Iconclass
- container made of plant material other than wood: basket [41A7751] Search | Browse Iconclass
- hand on the heart [31A25162] Search | Browse Iconclass
- kneeling on both knees [31A2331] Search | Browse Iconclass
- mantle, gown, dress (symbol of sovereignty) [44B197] Search | Browse Iconclass
- six persons [31A(+76)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- spark ~ fire [41B122] Search | Browse Iconclass
- still life of plants, flowers and fruit [41A671] Search | Browse Iconclass
- throne [44B1212] Search | Browse Iconclass
- throne-room [44B1211] Search | Browse Iconclass
Relating to the text:
- autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa) [23D44] Search | Browse Iconclass
- beggar [46A151] Search | Browse Iconclass
- bread, loaf [41C621] Search | Browse Iconclass
- clothes, costume [41D2] Search | Browse Iconclass
- flowers, blossom, blossoming [25G(+32)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- fruits [25G21] Search | Browse Iconclass
- fur used for clothes [41D(+43)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- grape [47I4223] Search | Browse Iconclass
- seasons of the year (esp. personifications); 'Stagione', 'Le quattro stagione dell'anno' (Ripa) [23D] Search | Browse Iconclass
- spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa) [23D42] Search | Browse Iconclass
- summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa) [23D43] Search | Browse Iconclass
- the rich [46A16] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Welfare, Prosperity; 'Felicità publica', 'Prosperità della vita', 'Salute' (Ripa) [54F11] Search | Browse Iconclass
- winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) [23D41] Search | Browse Iconclass
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