Meaning: Christ taking leave of his Mother
Explanation: In order to represent the episode of De valedictione Christi & Maria (Christ taking leave of his Mother) that precedes the Passion and that, according to the header, is the matter of this meditation, the chosen emblem depicts the ivy in bloom wrapping a withered elm tree; the motto states Nec mors separabit (Not even death will separate them). In this sense, like the ivy “due to its loving embrace and chaste love could not be separated from the elm tree by death or by any other misfortune”, Mary neither “could be separated from his tender Son by his Passion or by his Death”.For a detailed explanation, click HERE (in Spanish)
Explanation: In order to represent the episode of De valedictione Christi & Maria (Christ taking leave of his Mother) that precedes the Passion and that, according to the header, is the matter of this meditation, the chosen emblem depicts the ivy in bloom wrapping a withered elm tree; the motto states Nec mors separabit (Not even death will separate them). In this sense, like the ivy “due to its loving embrace and chaste love could not be separated from the elm tree by death or by any other misfortune”, Mary neither “could be separated from his tender Son by his Passion or by his Death”.For a detailed explanation, click HERE (in Spanish)
This very same emblem can be found in:
• Aresi, 1630: 584 (meaning: the widow/widower or the faithful married woman/man)