The Mockery of Patriarch Ignatius by correspondents of Emperor Michael III

Unknown (Byzantine)


Item type:
miniature
Date of creation:
1126-1150
Technique / Medium:
parchment
Place of creation:
Palermo (Italia)

Additional titles

Ο Εμπαιγμός του Πατριάρχη Ιγνατίου από απεσταλμένους του αυτοκράτορα Μιχαήλ 'Γ
İmparator III. Mikhael'in temsilcilerinin Patrik İgnatius ile alay etmesi

    Item location

  • Biblioteca Nacional de España
    [Museum inv. no.: Vitr/26/2, fol. 78v]Manuscript: [Synopsis historiarum] (scribe: Ioannes Scylitzes) ———— © Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) - Biblioteca Digital Hispánica (BDH)

Description

A depiction of four musicians playing, from left to right, a short-necked lute, an aulos, a pair of cymbals and a triangular psaltery

People as subjects

Ignatius, Patriarch of Constantinople (797-877)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Aulos [4173]
Cymbals [2451]
Psaltery [3677]

RIdIM record id

6567

Data provider


Koç University GABAM Byzantine Musical Instruments Collection