King David playing the fiddle

Unknown (Bolognese)


Item type:
manuscript, codex, scroll
Date of creation:
ca. 1275-1300
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment
Place of creation:
Italia

    Item location

  • Biblioteca nazionale universitaria di Torino
    [Museum inv. no.: ms D.I.13]f. 213r

Description

In the upper half of the initial letter B of the Psalm I (Beatus vir), Christ is blessing and holding the Book of Law in his left hand; in the lower half, King David with a fiddle.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Fiddle [3142]

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

3046