Iconography

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Enamel / Klosterneuburg Altarpiece / Section 12: Harrowing of Hell
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Psalms 51-100 / Psalm 75:9: Terra tremuit et quievit / Prophcecy for the Resurrection
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Osee / Osee 13:14: Ero mors tua, o mors / Prophecy for the Harrowing of Hell
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Harrowing of Hell / with Exod. 12:7 and 13: The Israelites mark the doors with the blood of the lamb
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Harrowing of Hell / with Exod. 12:12-13 and 29-30: The death of the firstborn
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Harrowing of Hell / with Jud. 14:5-6: Samson kills the lion (BP, SHS) / Miscellaneous
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Harrowing of Hell / with Os. 13:14: Ero mors tua, o mors
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Resurrection of Christ / with Psalm 75:9: Terra tremuit et quievit
Life of Christ / After the Passion / Harrowing of Hell / Christ leading the Fathers out of Limbo - trampling a devil

Further details

Titulus: Destrvctio Inferni. Ivs Domvit Mortis Tva Christe Potencia Fortis; at the left Hosea with Hos. 13:14 (Ero mors tua, o mors), at the right David with Psalm 75:9 (Terra tremuit et quievit), referring to the Resurrection on the following plaque

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. 35

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