David Playing the Harp Before Saul by Lucas van Leyden
Year: 1508
Medium: Engraving
Description: A depiction from the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible); David is playing to cheer up Saul, but it has an opposite effect. Saul becomes jealous and envious of David's talent and youth; Saul now wants to kill David. It is Jewish stories on their own terms; there is no salvation, just secular pictures - just stories.
Medium: Engraving
Description: A depiction from the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible); David is playing to cheer up Saul, but it has an opposite effect. Saul becomes jealous and envious of David's talent and youth; Saul now wants to kill David. It is Jewish stories on their own terms; there is no salvation, just secular pictures - just stories.
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