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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 / Wroclaw, Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, I F 108a (first half 15th century)
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 on the ground, his daughter stands behind him, a vine growing out of her
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 Astyages dreaming of a vine growing out of his daughter's womb (SHS)

Further details

Artist or creator

German (attributed)

Date

15th century (first half)

Location

Wrocand#322;aw, Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, I F 108 a

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 3r.

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