Plate 5: Psalmus Miserere, from "Septem Psalmi Davidici" (Seven Psalms of David)

Calligrapher Melchior Model German
Engraver Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix Netherlandish
Publisher Pierre Firens I Flemish
1608
Not on view
Fifth plate to the series "Septem Psalmi Davidici". The print shows a strapwork cartouche with psalm 50 'Miserere'. In the central compartment the scene of Christ Crowned with Thorns is depicted. The edge of the print has been traced in gold paint.

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  • Title: Plate 5: Psalmus Miserere, from "Septem Psalmi Davidici" (Seven Psalms of David)
  • Series/Portfolio: Septem Psalmi Davidici (Seven Psalms of David)
  • Calligrapher: Melchior Model (German, born Munich, active Antwerp, ca. 1594–1608)
  • Engraver: Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix (Netherlandish, ca. 1553–1619 Antwerp)
  • Publisher: Pierre Firens I (Flemish, Antwerp 1580–1638 Paris)
  • Published in: Antwerp
  • Date: 1608
  • Medium: Engraving, gold paint
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 3/16 × 4 5/16 in. (15.7 × 11 cm)
  • Classifications: Albums, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.601.18(6)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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