Iconography
LITERATURE
Modern / Comestor, Petrus / Historia Scholastica / Non-biblical Episodes / Exodus - Hur, who refused to make the Golden Calf, is spat on by the Israelites until he drowns in spittel
RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Augsburg, Universitätsbibliothek, Oettingen-Wallersteinsche Bibliothek Cod.I.2.2.23 (South-Western Germany, c1350)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 19: Buffeting of Christ / 19b: Hur, who refused to make the Golden Calf, is drowned in spittel (Variant: Buffeting of Christ) / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 19: Buffeting of Christ / 19b: Hur, who refused to make the Golden Calf, is drowned in spittel (Variant: Buffeting of Christ) / Variant: Hur seated, attacked by a crowd primarily from one side
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / Hur, who refused to make the Golden Calf, is spat on by the Israelites until he drowns in spittel / Type for the Buffeting of Christ (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Further details
Artist or creator
German (southwest) probably since the 15th century in St Mang's Abbey, Füssen
Date
1350 (circa)
Location
Augsburg, Universitätsbibliothek, Cod.I.2.2.23 (Oettingen-Wallersteinsche Bibliothek)
Book, text or document (source of image)
unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 22v.
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