On the sacral meaning of the musical instrument and the role of prophet David in the scene of the Death of the Rigtheous man. A contribution to the study of the visual representations of musical instruments in the east-Christian sacral art
The Old Testament prophet David was known in sacred history as the King of Jews, as a prophet, the compiler of the Psalter, but also as a musician. Therefore, he is usually depicted with certain musical instruments in his hands in Eastern Christian art that illustrates sacred history or the...
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| description | The Old Testament prophet David was known in sacred history as the King of
Jews, as a prophet, the compiler of the Psalter, but also as a musician.
Therefore, he is usually depicted with certain musical instruments in his
hands in Eastern Christian art that illustrates sacred history or the
biblical narrative. Although the representations of musical instruments in
the art of the lands under the Byzantine cultural and spiritual influence
have been minutely analysed, the existing art still provides opportunities
for further research. Until present day most attention was given to the
organographic analysis of the musical instruments (M. Velimirović, D. Dević,
R. Pejović), while their meaning and the role in the scenes have remained
insufficiently addressed. The scene analysed in this paper allows for both
types of analysis. What is interesting from the iconographic and
organographic point of view is the fact that the musical instruments with
which Emperor David is portrayed in the scenes of the Death of the Righteous
man are different. On this occasion, we will look at scenes of the Death of
the Righteous man in the time span from the thirteenth to the seventeenth
centuries in Byzantine art, as well as Serbian, Russian and Romanian
ecclesiastical art after 1453 from the aspect of iconography. Special
attention will be paid to the justification of the reasons for the appearance
of certain instruments in the hands of King David, as well as their meanings.
[Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 177036: Srpska srednjovekovna umetnost i njen evropski kontekst] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f056787d2e4844c38e134818170549312022-12-21T23:47:17ZengSerbian Academy of Sciences and Arts - Institute of Musicology of Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsMuzikologija1450-98142406-09762019-01-0120192727730210.2298/MUZ1927277G1450-98141927277GOn the sacral meaning of the musical instrument and the role of prophet David in the scene of the Death of the Rigtheous man. A contribution to the study of the visual representations of musical instruments in the east-Christian sacral artGavrilović Anđela0Univerzitet u Beogradu, Filozofski fakultet, Odeljenje za istoriju umetnosti, Beograd, SrbijaThe Old Testament prophet David was known in sacred history as the King of Jews, as a prophet, the compiler of the Psalter, but also as a musician. Therefore, he is usually depicted with certain musical instruments in his hands in Eastern Christian art that illustrates sacred history or the biblical narrative. Although the representations of musical instruments in the art of the lands under the Byzantine cultural and spiritual influence have been minutely analysed, the existing art still provides opportunities for further research. Until present day most attention was given to the organographic analysis of the musical instruments (M. Velimirović, D. Dević, R. Pejović), while their meaning and the role in the scenes have remained insufficiently addressed. The scene analysed in this paper allows for both types of analysis. What is interesting from the iconographic and organographic point of view is the fact that the musical instruments with which Emperor David is portrayed in the scenes of the Death of the Righteous man are different. On this occasion, we will look at scenes of the Death of the Righteous man in the time span from the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries in Byzantine art, as well as Serbian, Russian and Romanian ecclesiastical art after 1453 from the aspect of iconography. Special attention will be paid to the justification of the reasons for the appearance of certain instruments in the hands of King David, as well as their meanings. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 177036: Srpska srednjovekovna umetnost i njen evropski kontekst]http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-9814/2019/1450-98141927277G.pdfking and prophet daviddeath of the righteous manmusical instrumentsorganographic analysiseastern christian sacred artmeaning |
| spellingShingle | Gavrilović Anđela On the sacral meaning of the musical instrument and the role of prophet David in the scene of the Death of the Rigtheous man. A contribution to the study of the visual representations of musical instruments in the east-Christian sacral art Muzikologija king and prophet david death of the righteous man musical instruments organographic analysis eastern christian sacred art meaning |
| title | On the sacral meaning of the musical instrument and the role of prophet David in the scene of the Death of the Rigtheous man. A contribution to the study of the visual representations of musical instruments in the east-Christian sacral art |
| title_full | On the sacral meaning of the musical instrument and the role of prophet David in the scene of the Death of the Rigtheous man. A contribution to the study of the visual representations of musical instruments in the east-Christian sacral art |
| title_fullStr | On the sacral meaning of the musical instrument and the role of prophet David in the scene of the Death of the Rigtheous man. A contribution to the study of the visual representations of musical instruments in the east-Christian sacral art |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the sacral meaning of the musical instrument and the role of prophet David in the scene of the Death of the Rigtheous man. A contribution to the study of the visual representations of musical instruments in the east-Christian sacral art |
| title_short | On the sacral meaning of the musical instrument and the role of prophet David in the scene of the Death of the Rigtheous man. A contribution to the study of the visual representations of musical instruments in the east-Christian sacral art |
| title_sort | on the sacral meaning of the musical instrument and the role of prophet david in the scene of the death of the rigtheous man a contribution to the study of the visual representations of musical instruments in the east christian sacral art |
| topic | king and prophet david death of the righteous man musical instruments organographic analysis eastern christian sacred art meaning |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-9814/2019/1450-98141927277G.pdf |
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