# Emblem [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [VENNE, Adriaen Pietersz. van de]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Engraving ## Commentary Emblems expound upon abstract concepts, objects, and even proverbs through a compelling and entertaining tripartite combination of image \(pictura\), inscription \(inscriptio\), and exegetical text \(subscriptio\). They enjoyed enormous popularity throughout early modern Europe. The typical emblem shown in this picture is from "Proteus ofte minne-beelden verandert in sinnebeelden" published by Jacob Cats in 1627. The inscription is "Reperire, perire est" \(To discover is to be undone\). ## Related artworks - [A Cavalier at His Dressing Table]() - [Al-Arm]() - [Alle Baeten Helpen \("Every Gift Helps"\)]() - [Allegory of the Twelve Years' Truce]() - [An Amorous Peasant Couple Conversing]() - [Armoe' Soeckt List \("Poverty Leads to Cunning"\)]() - [Dance of Death]() - [Emblem]() - [Fishing for Souls]() - [Fools Have the Most Fun]() - [Fray en Leelijck \(Beautiful and Ugly\)]() - [Frontispiece]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()