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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Cod. Guelf. 81.15 Aug. fol. (Northern Germany, 1456)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 11: Fall of idols during the Flight into Egypt / 11c: The young Moses, having broken Pharao's crown, feigns madness by eating burning coals / Additional image: Moses found in the river Nile
Old Testament / Exodus / Childhood of Moses / Pharaoh finds the basket

Further details

The iconography of this image is not clear - it could be the finding of moses, but also him being exposed on the Nile - however, in the latter case the presence of a man and servants would be hard to explain)(

Artist or creator

German (northern)

Date

1456

Location

Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Cod. Guelf. 81.15. Aug fol.

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 23r.

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