Sujet

Initial C: David Playing Bells; Psalter, after 1205. Creator: Master of Ingeborg Psalter.

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Initial C: David Playing Bells; Psalter, after 1205. Additional Info:Within the opening letter C of Psalm 97, King David plays a carillon of bells, accompanied by two companion musicians. According to the Hebrew bible, David led other musicians in musical rituals connected with the installation of the Ark of the Covenant in Jerusalem. Furthermore, the abundant textual references to musical instruments in the psalms inspired medieval illuminators to choose musical scenes to illustrate them. Especially characteristic of the monumentality of the style of the manuscript's anonymous illuminator is the imposing and substantial figure of David, which both fills the initial and has a weighty quality.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A71_300

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

45,3Mo (1,9Mo) / 27,0cm x 42,0cm / 3189 x 4960 (300dpi)

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