King David repentant

Unknown (Flemish)

Item type:

manuscript, codex, scroll

Date of creation:

early 16th century

Technique / Medium:

tempera on parchment

Place of creation:

Brugge (België)

School:

Flemish

Description

An angel holding three arrows in his hands appears to the King David who plays the harp; below a porch, the same David in throne is advised by the prophets Nathan and Gad.
In the border of the page, several shelves with religious and wordly objects.

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

3055