Master of the Stuttgart Psalter825
Stuttgart Psalter, folio 42v
A page from the Carolingian Stuttgart Psalter illustrating Psalm 37, which counsels the faithful not to fret over evildoers, for they soon fade like the grass while the meek inherit the land (Psalm 37). Tempera on parchment by the Master of the Stuttgart Psalter (c. 825).
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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.