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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Darmstadt, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Hs 2505 (Cologne or Westfalia, c1360)
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 / 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 / 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)
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 or
Westphalian

Date

1360 (circa)

Location

Darmstadt, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Hs 2505

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 47r.

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