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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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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