Iconography
LITERATURE
Modern / Comestor, Petrus / Historia Scholastica / Non-biblical Episodes / Daniel - Nabuchodonosor's body cut into 300 parts and fed to 300 birds
RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Cologne, Historisches Archiv, Best. 7020 (W (asterisk)) 105 (probably Cologne, second half 14th century)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25a: The crucified Christ mocked by the Jews / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25a: The crucified Christ mocked by the Jews / Original composition: One cross, a soldier piercing Christ's side, Jews with banderoles at the sides
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25b: Michol reproaches David for dancing in front of the Ark of the Covenant / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25b: Michol reproaches David for dancing in front of the Ark of the Covenant / Original composition: David playing the harp seen by persons from the upper storey of a house, and David reproached by Michol
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25c: Absalom, already wounded by lances, is attacked with swords / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25c: Absalom, already wounded by lances, is attacked with swords / Original composition: In the middle Absalom hanging from the tree, pierced by three spears, at the left and right a soldier attacking him with a sword
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25d: Evil-Merodach cuts the body of his father Nabuchodonosor in 300 parts and feeds them to 300 birds / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25d: Evil-Merodach cuts the body of his father Nabuchodonosor in 300 parts and feeds them to 300 birds / Original composition: Evil-Merodach standing behind a table with Nabuchodonosor's body, in the foreground two birds with his head
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 2 Kings / 2 Kings 6:15-16, 20-22: David dances before the Ark of the Covenant and is rebuked by his wife Michol / Type for the Crucifixion (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the mocking of Christ on the Cross)
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 2 Kings / 2 Kings 18:14-15: Absalom is attacked first with three spears and then with swords / Type for the Crucifixion (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the mocking of Christ on the Cross)
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / Evil-Merodach cuts the body of Evil-Merodach into 300 parts / Type for the Crucifixion (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the Mocking of Christ on the Cross)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Crucifixion / with 2 Kings 6:15-16, 20-22: David dances before the Ark of the Covenant and is rebuked by his wife Michol (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the Mocking of the Dead Christ)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Crucifixion / with 2 Kings 18:14-15: Absalom is attacked first with three spears and then with swords (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the Mocking of Christ on the Cross)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Crucifixion / with Evilmerodach cutting the dead body of his father Nabuchodonosor into 300 parts (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the Mocking of Christ on the Cross)
Old Testament / 2 Kings (A.V. II Samuel) / The Ark returns to Jerusalem (2 Kings 6-7) / David dances before the Ark (2 Kings 6:16) / David plays an instrument rather than dancing - with Michol despising him
Old Testament / 2 Kings (A.V. II Samuel) / The Ark returns to Jerusalem (2 Kings 6-7) / Michol reproaches David for having danced before the Ark of the Covenant, he justifies his action (2 Kings 6:21-23)
Further details
Here, images 25b (Michol) and 25c (Absalom) have changed places
Artist or creator
Cologne (attributed)
Date
14th century (second half)
Location
Cologne, Historisches Archiv, Best. 7020 (W (with asterisk)) 105
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