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This unique painting, executed in Szyk’s most elaborate, 16th century miniature style portrays the first King of Israel, Saul, and his young successor David. King Saul, clothed in all the embellishments his rank decrees-- jewels, precious fabrics and a mighty sword, looms fiercely over David.
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.
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 ...
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.
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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The narrative describes how David acted like a good king to protect the territory of Israel from foreign aggressor (cf. 1 Samuel 9:16), although he was on the run from the actual king, Saul. [16] At this time David was shown to have access to YHWH through the oracle (before the arrival of Abiathar and the ephod), so he inquired YHWH twice, once ...