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King David
Also titled Koning David
Aert de Gelder (Dordrecht, 1645–1727)
1680 - 1685
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- depth 7 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Gift of M.P. Voûte, Amsterdam
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
Just like his teacher Rembrandt, Aert de Gelder had a penchant for imaginative attire. Figures from the Bible or classical mythology offered a perfect opportunity for such fancy. Here the biblical king David is bedecked with jewels, and wears an enormous turban on his head. The text in the book is not imaginary, but actual Hebrew.
