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tetrastichon.
Terret ut aspectus nos cauda scorpius unca,
Et placet eximio pictus ab artifice:
Horrida fit mulier frontem cui tempus aravit,
At cui iam facies picta sit arte, placet.
As the curved tail of the scorpion terrifies our gaze, and yet appeals to us if it is painted by a great artist, so a woman whose face time has ploughed is frightening, but she wins our liking whose face has been artfully painted.
quatrain.
L’escorpion fait frayeur à le veoir,
Mais pour playsir bien peint on le regarde:
Viellesse fait femme layde apparoir,
Mais elle plait, quand bien elle se farde.
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Relating to the image:
- adult man (+ four persons) [31D14(+74)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- adult woman [31D15] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arch, archivolt ~ architecture [48C162] Search | Browse Iconclass
- clothing for the lower part of the body [41D23] Search | Browse Iconclass
- coat, cape [41D212] Search | Browse Iconclass
- cupboard [41A731] Search | Browse Iconclass
- dress, gown [41D211] Search | Browse Iconclass
- head-gear [41D221] Search | Browse Iconclass
- head-gear and clothing for the upper part of the body [41D22] Search | Browse Iconclass
- interior of the house [41A2] Search | Browse Iconclass
- looking in the mirror; contemplation of own beauty [31A5111] Search | Browse Iconclass
- mirror [31A511] Search | Browse Iconclass
- pointing to the forehead with the index finger [31A25331] Search | Browse Iconclass
- scorpions [25F715] Search | Browse Iconclass
- sitting on an elevation [31A2352] Search | Browse Iconclass
- standing figure [31A231] Search | Browse Iconclass
Relating to the text:
- Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa) [51D4] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'Timidità o Timore', 'Timore' (Ripa) [56DD1] Search | Browse Iconclass
- human life and its ages (young, adult, old, etc.) [31D] Search | Browse Iconclass
- making up [31A513] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Old Age, 'Senectus'; 'Vecchiezza' (Ripa) [31D160] Search | Browse Iconclass
- picture, painting [48C514] Search | Browse Iconclass
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