King David playing the harp

Unknown (English) (attributed to)


Item type:
manuscript, codex, scroll
Date of creation:
1400-1450
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment
Place of creation:
England or Flanders

    Item location

  • Biblioteca nazionale universitaria di Torino
    [Museum inv. no.: ms J.I.9 (Psalter)]f.7r

Description

In the initial letter of the Psalm I (Beatus vir), King David, sitting before an altar, holds the harp with his right hand and a book with the left one.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]

RIdIM images


Bibliographic references

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.

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.

RIdIM record id

3040