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Ancient / Codrus / Self-sacrifice of King Codrus of Athens / Codrus killed, with Codrus and soldiers in the background (significance unclear)
Ancient / Codrus / Self-sacrifice of King Codrus of Athens / Codrus killed, with another image of Codrus alone in the background (significance unclear)

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Latin 511 (Alsatian, c1370-1380)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 24: Crucifixion / 24c: King Codrus of Athens lets himself be slain disguised as a common soldier to save his city / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 24: Crucifixion / 24c: King Codrus of Athens lets himself be slain disguised as a common soldier to save his city / Variant: Death of Codrus, with Codrus depicted a second time at a distance or behind a wall
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / Death of King Codrus of Athens / Type for the Crucifixion (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Crucifixion / with Death of King Codrus of Athens / Speculum Humanae Salvationis

Further details

Artist or creator

Alsatian

Date

1370 (circa) - 1380

Location

Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 511

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 25r.

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