Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours
France, Bourges, 1455-1460
MS M.67 fol. 266v

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David: slinging at Goliath -- Goliath, wearing armor and shield, holding spear and sheathed sword, stands before young David, swinging sling. Sheep graze in background. Above, bust of God with right hand raised and globe in left hand, surrounded by red angels, in arc of heaven, emitting rays.
Scene in landscape setting with city in background, all within arched gold frame surrounded by foliate border.