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© Hildesheim, St Godehard |
| Psalm: |
7
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| Iconography: |
At
the top, the psalmist is being saved from his devilish persecutors.
Lord my God in you I have put my trust: save me. Below, his
soul is being dragged from his mouth to be torn to pieces not by lions,
according to the text, but by more devils. Devils are interpreted
as lions in I Peter 5:8. Lest at any time like a lion he seize
and carry off my soul. On the bottom rim, a sinner's body is
being trampled under foot into the earth: trample under foot my
life in the earth
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| Art: |
Under
drawing reveals a far more complex image. There is an extra devil
behind the shoulder of the upper man; a rectangular shape extended
beyond his cloak hem; along the lower edge, a long-nosed devil faces
left; and a crushed body lies trampled under the devil's feet
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| Thread
stitch: |
yes,
with red threads
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