King David repentant

Marmion, Simon (ca. 1425-1489)


Item type:
miniature
Date of creation:
1460-1465
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment (grisaille technique)
Place of creation:
Flanders
School:
Flemish

    Item location

  • Museo Civico d'Arte Antica (Palazzo Madama, Torino)
    [Museum inv. no.: 446/M]f. 90r

Description

King David, praying in a solitary landscape, looks at God the Father after leaving at his foot the sword and the harp.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. “Iconografia musicale nei codici miniati delle biblioteche torinesi”, Miscellanea di studi (Istituto per i beni musicali in Piemonte) 6 (2006) 25-45.

RIdIM record id

3271