King David repentant

Unknown (Venetian)

Item type:

manuscript, codex, scroll

Date of creation:

late 15th century

Technique / Medium:

tempera on parchment

Place of creation:

Venezia (Italia)

Description

At the beginning of the Psalm VI (Domine ne in furore tuo), an angel dressed in red holding a sword in the right hand and an arrow in the left one, appears to the King David in armour, kneeling in a meadow with clasped hands. A harp and hat lie at his foot; in the background, a castle.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]

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

3057