Iconography
LITERATURE
Modern / Comestor, Petrus / Historia Scholastica / Non-biblical Episodes / 3 Kings - Solomon imprisons an ostrich chick in a glass vessel - the ostrich liberates it by squirting the blood of a worm onto the glass
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 28: Christ entering Limbo / 28a: The structure of Hell, Purgatory and Limbo, with Christ entering Limbo / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 28: Christ entering Limbo / 28a: The structure of Hell, Purgatory and Limbo, with Christ entering Limbo / Original composition: Hell, above it Limbus Puerorum, Purgatory, Limbus Patrum with Christ in the centre
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 28: Christ entering Limbo / 28b: Three Hebrews in the fiery furnace protected by an angel / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 28: Christ entering Limbo / 28b: Three Hebrews in the fiery furnace protected by an angel / Original composition: Furnace seen from the front, large angel standing behind the Hebrews
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 28: Christ entering Limbo / 28c: Habacuc brings food to Daniel in the lions' den / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 28: Christ entering Limbo / 28c: Habacuc brings food to Daniel in the lions' den / Original composition: Daniel standing in an indentation, with seven lions in front of him, and Habacuc and the angel above
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 28: Christ entering Limbo / 28d: The ostrich dissolves a glass vessel with the blood of a worm to liberate its chick inside / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 28: Christ entering Limbo / 28d: The ostrich dissolves a glass vessel with the blood of a worm to liberate its chick inside / Original composition: Ostrich squirting the blood of a snall dragon onto the glass vessel, inside which the chick is visible
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Daniel / Dan. 3:49-50: An angel protects the Hebrews in the fiery furnace / Type for the Harrowing of Hell (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ entering Limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Daniel / Dan. 14:36-38: Daniel fed by Habacuc in the lions' den / Type for the Harrowing of Hell (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ entering Limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / The ostrich liberates its chick imprisoned by Solomon in a glass vessel by squirting the blood of a worm onto it / Type for the Harrowing of Hell (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ entering Limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Harrowing of Hell / with the Ostrich liberating its chick imprisoned by Solomon in a glass vessel by squirting the blood of a worm onto it (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ entering Limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Harrowing of Hell / with Dan. 3:49-50: An angel protects the Hebrews in the fiery furnace (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ entering Limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Harrowing of Hell / with Dan. 14:36-38: Daniel fed by Habacuc in the lions' den (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ entering Limbo)
Old Testament / Daniel / The Hebrews in the fiery furnace (Dan. 3) / The Hebrews in the fiery furnace / Without Nabuchodonosor / Angel in the centre behind the Hebrews
Further details
Artist or creator
Cologne (attributed)
Date
14th century (second half)
Location
Cologne, Historisches Archiv, Best. 7020 (W (with asterisk)) 105
Book, text or document (source of image)
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