Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Germany / Munich / Frauenkirche (Cathedral) / Chapel sII (Chapel of the Presentation of Our Lady) / Window sII - central part (Speculum Window) / Row 21 (Types)

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Stained Glass / Munich, Frauenkirche, Speculum Window (sII) / Last Judgement
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Esther / Esth. 1:3-8: Feasts of King Assuerus / Type for the Last Judgement
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for eschatological scenes / Last Judgement / with Esth. 1:3-8: Feast of King Assuerus
Old Testament / Esther / Assuerus (Ahasuerus) and Vasthi (Esth. 1) / Assuerus makes a second feast for all inhabitants of Susa (Esth. 1:5-8)

Further details

The iconography of this scene is unclear; Rehm discusses if the image could show the feast of Ahasverus, despite the presence of a woman

Artist or creator

Munich Product of the Munich Herzogenwerkstatt

Date

1480

Location

Munich, Frauenkirche (Cathedral) (window sII, 21a)

Associated persons

Berthold Kress (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Sabine Rehm, Das 'Speculum-Fenster' in der Münchner Frauenkirche, Munich 1992, pp. 67-69, 153

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