In Psalms 17.8, which is captioned "A psalm of David," David asks to become
the apple (pupil) of God's eye. In the Commedia, Dante has David as the pupil
of the eye of the eagle of justice, and I'm assuming the psalm verse was the
source. But it's an unusual iconography. Does anyone know of any related
examples, where David is portrayed as the pupil of an eye, the pupil of God's
eye, or anything similar?
I checked Saint Augustine, who isn't helpful on that verse. He does say,
however, that the speaker in the Psalm is Christ. Is there an iconography,
then, where Christ is portrayed as (not in) the pupil of God's eye?
Thanks for any suggestions.
pat sloane
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