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Description: | This work is an early, though rather hard, copy of Wtewael's original, cut down painting in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, signed and dated 1597. The multifigured composition and the contorted tree in the centre of the composition are Mannerist traits typical of Wtewael, in his depiction of this Old Testament story. David, about to take revenge against the evil landowner Nabal, for denying David and his troops shelter and food, is stopped by Nabal's courageous wife Abigail, who, with offers of bread, turns David from his path of personal vengeance. Ten days later, Nabal died of heart failure, and David asked for her hand in marriage. | Subjects: | religion (David;Abigail); figure; landscape; animal (horses) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Wtewael, Joachim Anthonisz (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1566-1638) Æ After | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8419... | Go to resource |
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