Iconography

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Enamel / Klosterneuburg Altarpiece / Section 3: Circumcision
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Isaias / Isa. 9:6: Parvulus enim natus est nobis, et filius datus est nobis / Prophecy for the Adoration of the Magi
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Circumcision / with Gen. 21:4: Circumcision of Isaac
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Circumcision / with Circumcision of Samson (non-biblical)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Adoration of the Magi / with Isa. 9:6: Parvulus enim natus est nobis
Old Testament / Exodus / Moses: single figure
Life of Christ / Infancy / Circumcision

Further details

Titulus: Circumcisio Christi. Nostra Tvlit Christi Caro Vvlnera Vvlnere Tristi; , at the left Moses with Omnis Mascv, probably relating to Gen. 17:10 (circumcidetur ex vobis omne masculinum), at the right Isaiah with Isa 9:6 (Parvulus ... natus), probably for the Adoration of the Magi

Artist or creator

Nicholas of Verdun (active 1181-1205)

Date

1181

Location

Klosterneuburg, Stiftsmuseum

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Karl Drexler and Thomas Strommer, Der Verduner Altar. Ein Emailwerk des XII. Jahrhunderts im Stifte Klosterneuburg bei Wien, Vienna 1903, pl. 8

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