Iconography
RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Vit. 25-7 (olim B. 19, Innsbruck, 1432)
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: The Good Samaritan escorts the man who had fallen amongst the robbers
Further details
This episode is mentioned in the introduction of the chapter as allegory of the Redemption: priest and Levite (thus, the old Law) could not help the man (thus fallen humanity), but the Samaritan (Christ) was able to do so. The artist depicted this scene instead of the Antitype
Artist or creator
Date
1432
Location
Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Vitr. 25-7 (olim B. 19)
Book, text or document (source of image)
unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 5v.
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