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The painting depicts Saul, the king of the Israelites. He is visually touched by the harp playing. The depicted situation comes from 1 Samuel 16:14-23 and 1 Samuel 18:8-11, in which King Saul is abandoned by the Holy Spirit, and God sends him an evil spirit. It taunts Saul, and only David's harp playing can relax him.
The Lion of Judah forms the base of David’s lyre.Arthur Szyk’s signature and date are visible just above David’s left shoulder. The verso of the carved frame (original to the painting) has another signature of Szyk. Remnants of a faded, pasted tag suggest exhibition appearances since the work is titled “David and Saul, N 15”.
David and Goliath (Titian) David and Goliath (Caravaggio) David and Jonathan (Rembrandt) David and Uriah; David Before the Ark of the Covenant; David with the Head of Goliath (Caravaggio, Rome) David with the Head of Goliath (Castagno) David with the Head of Goliath (Caravaggio, Vienna) David with the Head of Goliath (Massimo Stanzione)
The David Plates (or Cyprus Plates) are a set of nine silver plates, in three sizes, stamped between 613 and 630. The plates were created in Constantinople , each depicting a scene from the life of the Hebrew king David , and associated with the reign of Emperor Heraclius (610-641). [ 1 ]
English: David receiving Saul’s armor for his battle with Goliath (1 Samuel 17:38), one of six silver plates depicting early scenes of the life of David, Constantinople, c. 629-30, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 17.190.399 When Byzantine emperor Heraclius defeated Persian general Rhahzadh, Frankish writer Fredegar referred to Heraclius as someone who "advanced to the battle like a ...
David was a close friend of Jonathan, the son of King Saul. Saul suspected David of aspiring to the throne of Israel. Saul thus planned to kill David, but when Jonathan learned of his father's intention, he warned David of the danger. Jonathan advised him to run away, though David took shelter by the stone Ezel, where their last meeting took place.
Abigail is described in the account as being beautiful and intelligent, [2] and the aggadah treats Abigail as being one of the four most beautiful women in Jewish history (the other three being Sarah, Rahab, and Esther); [17] in the aggadah it is claimed that David nearly fell in love with her while she was still the wife of Nabal, but Abigail's moral strength and dignity prevented any ...
David and Saul (1878) Nationalmuseum Strömkarlen (1882-1884) Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde Ernst Abraham Josephson (1851–1906) was a Swedish painter and poet. He specialized in portraits, genre scenes of folklife and folklore.