King David playing the harp

Master of the Bible of Avila


Item type:
manuscript, codex, scroll
Date of creation:
ca. 1160-1170
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment
Place of creation:
Italia

    Item location

  • Archivio Arcivescovile di Torino
    [Museum inv. no.: ms 2 (Bibbia Atlantica)]f. 228

Description

The initial letter B of the Psalm 1 (Beatus vir) is divided into two zones: in the upper zone Christ with the Book of the Law and King David with the harp; in the lower one, four minstrels playing horn, cymbals, fiddle and panpipe.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]
Panpipe [4024]
Fiddle [3142]
Cymbals [2451]
End-blown horn [5177]

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

3043