| Title |
Ingeborg Psalter (Book of Psalms) Miniature: Young David Anointed by Samuel |
| Creator |
Master of the Ingeborg Psalter |
| Creator Nationality |
French |
| Style Period |
Medieval Art |
| Patron |
Queen Ingeborg of France |
| Description |
In the early 13th century, blue became a royal color in illumination. The new royal fashion and ideology even influenced the iconography of biblical kings: here young David is anointed by Samuel, and both are retroactively given blue garments. |
| Subject |
Religious Art; Illuminated Manuscripts |
| Creation Date |
ca. 1210 CE |
| Form |
illuminated manuscript |
| Medium |
tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment |
| Dimensions |
30.4 x 20.4 cm (overall page) |
| Repository |
Musée Condé, MS 9 Olim 1695, Chantilly (France) |
| Classes |
ART 3010: The Language of Color |
| Source |
Blue: The History of a Color, by Michel Pastoureau. Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2001. |
| Work ID |
11192 |
| Rights |
Digital Image Copyright University of Utah |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6kq1d28 |
| Setname |
uu_aah_art |
| ID |
36620 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kq1d28 |
