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Ancient / Antipater (Father of Herod) / Antipater showing his battle scars to Caesar, to prove both his loyalty and his courage
RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Ms. lat. fol. 937 (Augsburg, 1447, incomplete set)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39a: Christ shows His wounds to the Father / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39a: Christ shows His wounds to the Father / Variant: Christ standing or kneeling, the Father in clouds
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39b: Antipater shows his battle scars to Caesar / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39b: Antipater shows his battle scars to Caesar / Original composition: Antipater stands before the enthroned Caesar
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39c: Mary interceding with Christ, showing Him her breasts / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39c: Mary interceding with Christ, showing Him her breasts / Variant: Mary kneeling, Christ in clouds
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39d: Esther intercedes with Assuerus on behalf of the Jews / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39d: Esther intercedes with Assuerus on behalf of the Jews / Variant: Esther stands before Assuerus who does not gesticulate with his sceptre
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Esther / Esth. 5:1-4: Esther intercedes with Assuerus for her her people / Model for Mary interceding for the faithful (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / Antipater showing his battle scars to Caesar / Model for Christ showing His wounds the Father (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Catechetical images with typological models / Christ interceding with the Father / with Antipater showing his wounds to Caesar (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Hagiographic Scenes with biblical models / Virgin Mary / Mary as Protector and Intercessor / with Esth. 5:1-4: Esther goes to Assuerus to intercede for the Jews (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
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Artist or creator
Date
1447
Location
Berlin, Staatsbibliothek, lat. fol. 937
Book, text or document (source of image)
unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 56v-57r.
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