Single Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial D[ominus illuminatio mea] with Samuel Anointing David
Unknown Artist
c. 1270–1290
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Medium
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Dimensions
26.1 × 19.3 cm
Classification
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1985.82
About this artwork
This historiated initial serves as a visual lead to Psalm 26, which begins with the last two lines of the page: Dominus illuminatio mea (The Lord is my light). By setting the body of the initial against a blue diapered (patterned) background for chromatic effect, the artist observed the latest fashion in book illumination.