David composant les psaumes

Bouchardon, Edme (1698-1762)

Cortona, Pietro da (1596-1669) (after a work of)


Item type:
drawing
Height:
25.0 cm  (9 13/16 in.)
Width:
19.0 cm  (7 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
red chalk

Additional titles

David composing psalms

    Item location

  • Musée du Louvre
    [Museum inv. no.: 23957.BIS, recto]Département des Arts graphiques

Description

King David is sitting on a cloud holding a book opened on his right, with the left hand he is pointing towards the ground. A large harp, his attribute, stands behind him.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]

Image URLs

image link 1
Musée du Louvre image

Bibliographic references

Guiffrey, Jean and Pierre Marcel. Inventaire général des dessins de l'école française (Paris: Musées nationaux, 1933) tome I, n°557.

RIdIM record id

3290