impression:T29561

Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)

Things – T29561

David Playing the Harp

In Bibli Cžeská, Prague: Jiří Melantrich (printer), 1560 - 1561 (Prague, NK ČR), fol. Ll2r

fol. Ll2r (71 of 144 in-Urus figures)

Details

Matrices

Monogrammist MS (printmaker attr.), David Playing the Harp (Lufft; Melantrich) (Cracow, Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Collegium Maius)

Actors

Jiří Melantrich (1511 - 19 November 1580) printer : 1560 - 1561
Monogrammist MS (fl. ca 1530 - ca 1550) printmaker attr. : 1532 - 1534

Places

Prague production place : 1560 - 1561

Design

Monogrammist MS (printmaker attr.), David Playing the Harp (Lufft; Melantrich) (Cracow, Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Collegium Maius)

In-Urus interactions

Expert view

Iconography description

David as musician, usually playing the harp (Iconclass: 11I62(DAVID)32)

Functional context

Book of Psalms (Bible)

References

Matrices' graphic catalogue entries

Muczkowski: 55

Credits

Created by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2022-10-01 14:14)

Last update by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-06-27 22:01)