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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Hs. 22401 (probably Swabia, early 15th century, only partially illustrated))
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 13: Temptation of Christ / 13d: David kills a lion and a bear to protect his flock / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 13: Temptation of Christ / 13d: David kills a lion and a bear to protect his flock / Variant: David attacks one animal only, the other is resting or already wounded or dead
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 1 Kings / 1 Kings 17:34-35: David recounts having killed a lion and a bear to protect his sheep / Type for the Temptation of Christ (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the third temptation)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Ministry of Christ / Temptation / with 1 Kings 17:34-35: David recounts having killed a lion and a bear to protect his sheep (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the third temptation)
Old Testament / 1 Kings (A.V. I Samuel) / David and Goliath (1 Kings 17) / David recounts having killed a lion and a bear (1 Kings 17:34)

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Artist or creator

Swabian (attributed)

Date

15th century (early)

Location

Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Hs. 22401

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 16r.

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