Item Info
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front 45:22
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial S with David in the Waters
Notes: This initial begins Psalm 68, "Salvum me fac deus quoniam intraverunt aquae usque ad animam meam ..." (Save me, O God, for the waters have come even into my soul), recited at Matins on Thursday. Traditionally, the iconography for the illustration of this psalm calls for the Old Testament king David in the waters praying to God in heaven. Here, the representation of David as Classical male nude desperately clinging to the tree is indicative of the influence of Humanism on Italian artists.
Lewis E M 45:15-25 are from the same manuscript. The leaves are not continuous, however, and the current numbering does not follow the original order.
Sirsi Catalog Key:
1602049
Country:
Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Ferrara
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin):
1499
Image Dimensions Width:
368 mm
ShelfMark:
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