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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Copenhagen, Royal Danish Library, GKS 79 folio (Bruges, c1440)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners / 37c: The woman from Thecua asks David to be merciful to Absalom / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners / 37c: The woman from Thecua asks David to be merciful to Absalom / Variant: The woman kneels next to the enthroned David
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 2 Kings / 2 Kings 20:21-22: The woman from Abela appeases Joab by throwing the head of Seba over the wall / Model for Mary interceding for the faithful (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Hagiographic Scenes with biblical models / Virgin Mary / Mary as Protector and Intercessor / with 2 Kings 14:4-20: The woman from Thecua asks David to be merciful to Absalom (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / 2 Kings (A.V. II Samuel) / Ammon and Thamar, first conflict with Absalom (2 Kings 13-14) / Joab and the wise woman of Thecua before David (2 Kings 14:22)

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Artist or creator

Bruges (Gold Scrolls Group)

Date

1440 (circa)

Location

Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, GKS 79 folio

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 91v.

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