Iconography
HISTORY
Ancient / Cyrus II of Persia / Astyages dreams that the child with which his daughter is pregnant will destroy his empire
RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Turin, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, MS I.II.11 (perhaps Catalan, second quarter 15th century)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 3: Annunciation of the Conception of Mary / 3a: An angel appearing to Joachim - or an angel appearing to Anne (Variant: Good Samaritan) / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 3: Annunciation of the Conception of Mary / 3a: An angel appearing to Joachim - or an angel appearing to Anne (Variant: Good Samaritan) / Variant: Annunciation to Joachim - Angel standing, Joachim seated
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 3: Annunciation of the Conception of Mary / 3b: Astyages dreams of a vine growing out of his daughter's womb / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 3: Annunciation of the Conception of Mary / 3b: Astyages dreams of a vine growing out of his daughter's womb / Variant: Astyages lying down, his daughter stands on his bed, a vine growing out of her
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Numbers / Num. 22:21-27: An angel blocking the way of Bileam's ass / Type for the Annuncation of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Joachim (SHS)
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Cantica Canticorum / Cant. 4:12: The bride as enclosed garden and sealed fountain / Type for the Annunciation of the Conception of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Joachim (SHS)
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / Astyages dreams of a vine growing out of his daughter's womb / Type for the Annunciation of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Joachim (SHS)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Annunciation of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Joachim / with Num. 22:21-27: An angel blocking the way of Bileam's ass (SHS)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Annunciation of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Joachim / with Cant. 4:12: The bride as enclosed garden and sealed fountain (SHS)
Further details
Artist or creator
Catalonia (attributed)
Date
15th century (second quarter) localised and dated because of similarity with Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms. Douce 204
Location
Book, text or document (source of image)
unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 6r.
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