King David playing the psaltery

Unknown (Neapolitan)

Item type:

manuscript, codex, scroll

Date of creation:

1350-1400

Technique / Medium:

tempera on parchment

Place of creation:

Napoli

Description

In the initial letter of the Psalm I (Beatus vir), King David plays a wing-shaped psaltery.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Psaltery [3677]

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

3048