File:Initial S- A Monk Praying in the Water - Google Art Project.jpg
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Initial S: A Monk Praying in the Water
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| Artist |
Unknown – illuminator |
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| Title |
Initial S: A Monk Praying in the Water |
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| Object type | Detached leaf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
A monk engulfed in water clings to the central curve of an initial S that begins the first verse of Psalm 68 (psalm 69 in the Hebrew numbering), "Save me, O God: for the waters are come in even unto my soul." Once part of a manuscript used in monastic church services, the large scale of this leaf coupled with the size of its script made it practical for reading by a group of monks standing together at a lectern. Instead of the usual figure pictured for this psalm--King David, the purported author of the Psalms--the illuminator substituted a Benedictine monk to appeal to the monastic community who owned this manuscript and who read and sang from it. |
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| Date | about 1420 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | "Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 465 mm (18.30 in); width: 346 mm (13.62 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
lido.getty.edu-gm-obj2521 |
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| Notes | More info at museum site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | sQHXQ8no1Cx3Og at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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