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HISTORY

Ancient / Antipater (Father of Herod) / Antipater showing his battle scars to Caesar, to prove both his loyalty and his courage

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 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39a: Christ shows His wounds to the Father / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39a: Christ shows His wounds to the Father / Original composition: Christ standing, the Father enthroned in a mandorla or on a rainbow
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39b: Antipater shows his battle scars to Caesar / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39b: Antipater shows his battle scars to Caesar / Original composition: Antipater stands before the enthroned Caesar
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39c: Mary interceding with Christ, showing Him her breasts / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39c: Mary interceding with Christ, showing Him her breasts / Original composition: Mary standing, Christ enthroned in a mandorla
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39d: Esther intercedes with Assuerus on behalf of the Jews / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39d: Esther intercedes with Assuerus on behalf of the Jews / Original composition: Assuerus touches Esther with his sceptre or gesticulates with it
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Esther / Esth. 5:1-4: Esther intercedes with Assuerus for her her people / Model for Mary interceding for the faithful (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / Antipater showing his battle scars to Caesar / Model for Christ showing His wounds the Father (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Catechetical images with typological models / Christ interceding with the Father / with Antipater showing his wounds to Caesar (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Hagiographic Scenes with biblical models / Virgin Mary / Mary as Protector and Intercessor / with Esth. 5:1-4: Esther goes to Assuerus to intercede for the Jews (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / Esther / Esther's intercession with Assuerus (Esth. 4 - 5:8) / Esther comes before Assuerus who touches her with his sceptre (Esth. 5:1-2)
Miscellaneous / Intercession / Christ intercedes with the Father, showing His wounds
Miscellaneous / Intercession / The Virgin Mary intercedes with Christ

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)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis.

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