King David in Prayer

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King David in Prayer

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Jean Bourdichon

French Illuminator · 1457–1521

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Over the course of a career that lasted nearly forty years, Jean Bourdichon served as official court painter to four successive French kings: Louis XI, Charles VIII, Louis XII, and François I. As court painter, he designed stained glass windows, coins, and gold plate, illuminated manuscripts, and executed independent paintings. Charles VIII set up a workshop for him in his castle at Plessis-lès-To

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Date: about 1480–1490
Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold and silver paint, and ink
Culture: French
Department: Manuscripts
Institution: Getty Museum

King David kneels before God to ask heartfelt forgiveness for his sins. An image of David, traditionally considered the author of the Bible's psalms, commonly preceded the seven penitential psalms in book of hours. These psalms were to be said every day as a means of obtaining absolution.

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