Master of the Stuttgart Psalter825
Stuttgart Psalter, folio 7v
A page from the Carolingian Stuttgart Psalter illustrating Psalm 6, the prayer of one worn out with grief who pleads for the Lord's mercy and healing and trusts that his weeping is heard (Psalm 6). 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.