id:			152844
accession number:	1985.81
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.81
updated:		2023-01-11 06:07:58.510000

Leaf from a Book of Hours: King David, c. 1500. Circle of Jean Bourdichon (French, c. 1457–1521). Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 27.5 x 20.2 cm (10 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1985.81

title:				Leaf from a Book of Hours: King David
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creation date:			c. 1500
creation date earliest:		1495
creation date latest:		1505
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	France, 15th century
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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CREATORS

* Jean Bourdichon (French, c. 1457–1521)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 27.5 x 20.2 cm (10 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* A Medieval Treasury: An Exhibition of Medieval Art from the Third to the Sixteenth Century, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. (October 8- Novermber 3, 1968) by Robert G. Clakins, p.185, cat.no. 112

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The illuminator Jean Bourdichon was court painter to four successive kings of France: Louis XI, Charles VIII, Louis XII, and Francis I. On the basis of surviving documents, he seems to have been principally active between 1478 and 1520. The text is that of Psalm 50 beginning <em>Miserere</em> <em>mei deus</em> (Have mercy on me, O God), and one of the Seven Penitential Psalms found in medieval books of hours. It is the life of David, who according to tradition, was the author of the psalms, that dominates the miniatures for the Penitential Psalms. As a proud and powerful king who flagrantly committed both adultery and murder, David was struck down and reprimanded by God. The Penitential Psalms themselves, especially Psalm 50, are associated with his penance for these sins.
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