King David playing 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

Description

Above the incipit of Psalm I (Beatus vir), King David sitting on a chair plays the harp; at his foot are a fiddle with bow, a double-wing shaped psaltery and a gittern(?)

People as subjects

David, King of Israel (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]
Fiddle [3142]
Psaltery [3677]
Gittern [3365]

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

3038