Iconography

HISTORY

Ancient / Codrus / Self-sacrifice of King Codrus of Athens / Codrus killed, with no other episode

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Pal. lat. 1806 (Augsburg, first third 15th century)
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 alone
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

Augsburg

Date

1401 (circa) - 1433

Location

Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Pal. lat. 1806

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 26r.

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Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg (images without watermarks)

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