King David tuning the harp

Unknown (French)


Item type:
manuscript, codex, scroll
Date of creation:
14th century
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment
Place of creation:
France
School:
French school

    Item location

  • Biblioteca nazionale universitaria di Torino
    [Museum inv. no.: ms E.VI.19 (Bible)]f. 260v

Description

In the initial letter of Psalm I (Beatus vir), King David tunes his harp.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]

RIdIM images


Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. "Tipologie di Re Davide nei codici miniati medievali", Prospettive di iconografia musicale, ed. by Nicoletta Guidobaldi (Milano: Mimesis, 2007) 109-128. ISBN 9788884835765. RILM 2007-12791.

Santarelli, Cristina. "Iconografia musicale nei codici miniati delle biblioteche torinesi", Miscellanea di Studi 6, ed. by Alberto Basso (Torino: Istituto per i Beni Musicali in Piemonte, 2006) 25-45.

RIdIM record id

3036