Sujet
David Pointing to His Eye, about 1360-1370. Creator: Master of Jean de Mandeville.
Légende
David Pointing to His Eye, about 1360-1370. Additional Info: King David points to his eye as he addresses the Lord, pictured within a pink cloud above. Because medieval readers would have understood a direct connection between light and the sense of sight, this gesture illustrates the opening words of the text in red just below the miniature, "The Lord is my light and my salvation" (Psalm 26:1). The anonymous illuminator, known as the Master of Jean de Mandeville, concentrated the viewer's attention on the exchange between David and the Lord by isolating the figures in front of a delicately patterned background. Because medieval Christians believed David to be the author of the psalms, they found it particularly appropriate that he should be shown acting out the psalm's text.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM24A76_154
Model release
NA
Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
90,9Mo (6,1Mo) / 39,8cm x 57,2cm / 4703 x 6752 (300dpi)