Iconography
LITERATURE
Modern / Comestor, Petrus / Historia Scholastica / Non-biblical Episodes / Daniel - Nabuchodonosor's body cut into 300 parts and fed to 300 birds
RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Glasgow, University Library, Hunter 60 (Bruges, 1454-1455)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25a: The crucified Christ mocked by the Jews / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25a: The crucified Christ mocked by the Jews / Variant: A soldier piercing Christ's side, without Mary or John
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25b: Michol reproaches David for dancing in front of the Ark of the Covenant / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25b: Michol reproaches David for dancing in front of the Ark of the Covenant / Variant: David, not playing the harp, reproached by Michol standing next to him
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25c: Absalom, already wounded by lances, is attacked with swords / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25c: Absalom, already wounded by lances, is attacked with swords / Variant: Absalom hanging from the tree, foot soldiers pursuing him with spears
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25d: Evil-Merodach cuts the body of his father Nabuchodonosor in 300 parts and feeds them to 300 birds / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 25: The dead Christ mocked and pierced with a lance / 25d: Evil-Merodach cuts the body of his father Nabuchodonosor in 300 parts and feeds them to 300 birds / Variant: Nabuchodonosor's body on a table, but without his head and two birds in the foreground
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 2 Kings / 2 Kings 6:15-16, 20-22: David dances before the Ark of the Covenant and is rebuked by his wife Michol / Type for the Crucifixion (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the mocking of Christ on the Cross)
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 2 Kings / 2 Kings 18:14-15: Absalom is attacked first with three spears and then with swords / Type for the Crucifixion (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the mocking of Christ on the Cross)
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / Evil-Merodach cuts the body of Evil-Merodach into 300 parts / Type for the Crucifixion (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the Mocking of Christ on the Cross)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Crucifixion / with 2 Kings 6:15-16, 20-22: David dances before the Ark of the Covenant and is rebuked by his wife Michol (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the Mocking of the Dead Christ)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Crucifixion / with 2 Kings 18:14-15: Absalom is attacked first with three spears and then with swords (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the Mocking of Christ on the Cross)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Crucifixion / with Evilmerodach cutting the dead body of his father Nabuchodonosor into 300 parts (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the Mocking of Christ on the Cross)
Old Testament / 2 Kings (A.V. II Samuel) / The Ark returns to Jerusalem (2 Kings 6-7) / Michol reproaches David for having danced before the Ark of the Covenant, he justifies his action (2 Kings 6:21-23)
Further details
The figures at the top come apparently from the usual compositons showing David playing the harp
Artist or creator
Date
1454 - 1455
Location
Glasgow, University Library, Hunter 60 (T.2.18)
Book, text or document (source of image)
unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 36v.
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