Master of the Stuttgart Psalter825

Stuttgart Psalter, folio 2r (incipit)

An opening page from the Carolingian Stuttgart Psalter illustrating Psalm 1, which contrasts the blessed one who delights in the law of the Lord with the wicked who are like chaff the wind drives away (Psalm 1). Tempera on parchment by the Master of the Stuttgart Psalter (c. 825).

Stuttgart Psalter, folio 2r (incipit) by Master of the Stuttgart Psalter depicting Psalms 1:1
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Depicted passages

Psalms 1:1-6Primary

About Master of the Stuttgart Psalter

Carolingian (Frankish)

Anonymous Carolingian illuminator (or workshop) responsible for the Stuttgart Psalter (Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod.bibl.fol.23, c. 820–830, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris) — one of the most densely illustrated manuscripts of the early Middle Ages, containing 316 illustrations across 150 psalms.

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