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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”.
The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domain Public domain false false The author died in 1911, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer .
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 official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain". This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States.
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.
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Saul's son Ish-bosheth succeeded him to the throne, reigning for only two years before being murdered by his own military leaders. Saul's son-in-law David then became king. The biblical narrative of Saul's rise to kingship and his death contains several textual inconsistencies and plays on words that scholars have discussed.