Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, perhaps Tours, 1500-1525
MS M.31 fol. 119r

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David, nimbed, left hand raised, right hand extended, kneels on one knee looking up toward angel extending skull in right hand and holding arrows or withes with left hand. Harp, partially in sack, and turban style headgear with crown (?) are on ground before David.
Scene in landscape with rocks, trees, and buildings in distance.