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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Rome, Biblioteca Corsiniana, MS 55.K.2 (Avignon, first half 14th century, Rossi 17)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners / 37a: Dream of St Dominic: God prepares three lances against mankind, but Mary intercedes for it, offering SS Francis and Dominic as her champions / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners / 37a: Dream of St Dominic: God prepares three lances against mankind, but Mary intercedes for it, offering SS Francis and Dominic as her champions / Original composition: Christ in a mandorla, holding three lances, beneath Mary kneeling as well as Francis and Dominic standing
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners / 37b: Abigail asks David to be merciful to her husband Nabal / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners / 37b: Abigail asks David to be merciful to her husband Nabal / Original composition: Abigail kneels before David who approaches on foot with his soldiers
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 1 Kings / 1 Kings 25:23-24: Abigail asks David to be merciful to her husband Nabal / Model for Mary interceding for the faithful (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 2 Kings / 2 Kings 14:4-20: The woman from Thecua asks David to be merciful to Absalom / Model for Mary interceding for the faithful (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 2 Kings / 2 Kings 20:21-22: The woman from Abela appeases Joab by throwing the head of Seba over the wall / Model for Mary interceding for the faithful (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Hagiographic Scenes with biblical models / Virgin Mary / Mary as Protector and Intercessor / with 1 Kings 25:23-24: Abigail asks David to be merciful to her husband Nabal (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / 1 Kings (A.V. I Samuel) / The war between Saul and David (1 Kings 19-31) / David, Nabal and Abigail, Phalti (1 Kings 25:2-44) / Abigail intercedes with David for Nabal (1 Kings 25:23-31)
Saints / Saints A - Z / Dominic de Guzmán (OP) / Life / Dreams that God prepares three lances against mankind, but Mary intercedes for it, offering SS Francis and Dominic as her champions
Saints / Saints A - Z / Francis of Assisi (OFM) / Cycles / Rome, Biblioteca Corsiniana, MS 55.K.2 (Avignon, first half 14th century, Life of St Francis combined with a Speculum humanae salvationis, incomplete set)
Saints / Saints A - Z / Francis of Assisi (OFM) / With other figures / Sent, after Mary's prayer, together with St Dominic to convert the sinners
Further details
In this case the tituli do not suggest a typological relationship between the Passion of Christ and the Life of St Francis.
Artist or creator
Date
14th century (first half)
Location
Rome, Biblioteca Corsiniana, 55.K.2 (Rossi 17)
Book, text or document (source of image)
unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 46v.
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