Iconography

HISTORY

Ancient / Cyrus II of Persia / Astyages dreams that the child with which his daughter is pregnant will destroy his empire

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, MS 281-283 (2140) (Rhineland, c1390)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 3: Annunciation of the Conception of Mary / 3a: An angel appearing to Joachim - or an angel appearing to Anne (Variant: Good Samaritan) / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 3: Annunciation of the Conception of Mary / 3a: An angel appearing to Joachim - or an angel appearing to Anne (Variant: Good Samaritan) / Original composition: Annunciation to Joachim - Joachim and the angel both standing
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 3: Annunciation of the Conception of Mary / 3b: Astyages dreams of a vine growing out of his daughter's womb / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 3: Annunciation of the Conception of Mary / 3b: Astyages dreams of a vine growing out of his daughter's womb / Original composition: Astyages in bed, his daughter stands behind the bed, a vine growing out of her
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Numbers / Num. 22:21-27: An angel blocking the way of Bileam's ass / Type for the Annuncation of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Joachim (SHS)
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Cantica Canticorum / Cant. 4:12: The bride as enclosed garden and sealed fountain / Type for the Annunciation of the Conception of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Joachim (SHS)
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / Astyages dreams of a vine growing out of his daughter's womb / Type for the Annunciation of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Joachim (SHS)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Annunciation of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Joachim / with Num. 22:21-27: An angel blocking the way of Bileam's ass (SHS)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Annunciation of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Joachim / with Cant. 4:12: The bride as enclosed garden and sealed fountain (SHS)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Annunciation of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Joachim / with Astyages dreaming of a vine growing out of his daughter's womb (SHS)
Virgin Mary / Life of the Virgin / Joachim and Anne / Angel appearing to Joachim amongst the shepherds

Further details

Artist or creator

Rhineland from Steinhaus monastery near Wuppertal

Date

1390 (circa)

Location

Brussels, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, 281-283 (cat. no. 2140)

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 6v.

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