Iconography

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Enamel / Klosterneuburg Altarpiece / Section 10: Descent from the Cross
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Psalms 1-50 / Psalm 21:16: Aruit tamquam testa vita mea / Prophecy for the Entombment of Christ
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Isaias / Isa. 11:10: Et erit sepulchrum eius gloriosum / Prophecy for the Entombment of Christ
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Deposition of Christ / with Gen. 3:1-6: Plucking of the forbidden fruit
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Deposition of Christ / with Jos. 8:29: Josue commands to take down the body of the king of Ai from the gibbet
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Entombment of Christ / with Psalm 21:16: Aruit tamquam testa anima mea
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Entombment of Christ / with Isa. 11:10: Et erit sepulchrum eius gloriosum
Life of Christ / Passion / Lamentation / Virgin with body in lap / At the foot of the Cross

Further details

One of the later additions to the plaques of Nicolas of Verdun; Titulus: Deposicio Christi. Hii Corpvs Dvcis Tollvnt Ab Arbore Crvcis; at the left Isaiah with Isa. 11:10 (et erit sepulchrum eius gloriosum), at the right David with Psalm 21:16 (aruit tamquam testa vita mea)

Artist or creator

Austrian

Date

1331

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. 29

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