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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 23: Christ nailed to the Cross / 23a: Christ nailed to the Cross / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 23: Christ nailed to the Cross / 23a: Christ nailed to the Cross / Original composition: Cross diagonal, two executioners nailing Christ to the cross, two others stretch His body with ropes
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 4 Kings / 4 Kings 3:27: The King of Moab sacrifices his eldest son on the walls to end a siege / Type for Christ being nailed to the Cross (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / The hammering of Tubal-Cain, the first smith, inspire Jubal to invent music / Type for Christ nailed to the Cross (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / Isaias is sawn in two by command of King Manasses / Type for Christ nailed to the Cross (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Christ nailed to the Cross / with the hammering of Tubal-Cain, the first smith, inspiring Jubal to invent singing (Comestor, SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Christ nailed to the Cross / with 4 Kings 3:27: The King of Moab sacrifices his eldest son on the walls to end a siege (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Christ nailed to the Cross / with Isaias sawn into pieces (non-biblical, SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Christ nailed to the Cross / As model for St Francis assuming the habit and leaving girdle, shoes and bag behind (perhaps alluding to the Stripping of Christ)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Christ nailed to the Cross / As model for St Francis showing the Gospel to his companion Bernard (the titulus refers to Christ praying for His persecutors)
Typology and Prophecy / Hagiographic Scenes with biblical models / Francis / St Francis assuming the habit and leaving girdle, shoes and bag behind / with Christ nailed to the Cross (perhaps alluding to the Stripping of Christ before the Crucifixion)
Typology and Prophecy / Hagiographic Scenes with biblical models / Francis / St Francis shows the Gospel to his companion Bernard / with Christ nailed to the Cross (the titulus refers to Christ praying for His persecutors)
Life of Christ / Passion / Before the Crucifixion / Christ nailed to the cross / Cross not fully raised up, Christ being both nailed onto it and stretched out with ropes

Further details

Artist or creator

Avignon

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: 33v.

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