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Initial D: David in Prayer
Taddeo Crivelliabout 1469
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Within an initial D, King David raises his hands in prayer and asks God to forgive him. A model of repentance for the reader of this book of hours, this image of David opens the Penitential Psalms section.
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Details
- Title: Initial D: David in Prayer
- Creator: Taddeo Crivelli
- Date Created: about 1469
- Location Created: Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 10.8 × 7.9 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.ML.109.78v
- Culture: Italian
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig IX 13, fol. 78v
- Creator Display Name: Taddeo Crivelli (Italian, died about 1479, active about 1451 - 1479)
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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