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

    Item location

  • Biblioteca Reale (Torino)
    [Museum inv. no.: ms Varia 90 (Book of Hours)]f. 125v

Description

King David in prayer is kneeling in a meadow; a hat and a harp with his case lie at his foot. In the background, a river and a castle; in the border of the page, flowers and animals.

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

3056