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Tablecloth with David, Nabal, and Abigail
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Tablecloth with David, Nabal, and Abigail

Quirijn Jansz. Damast · c. 1620 · satijnbinding; damask; linen (material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Tablecloth of linen damask with David, Nabal, and Abigail. Central field: the tripled pattern shows from bottom to top seven scenes: 1 Rams and shepherds. 2 Nabal, with a defensive gesture, on a seat between the bowing envoys of David. 3 Camels with riders. 4 Abigail offers kneeling gifts to David, who is seated on horseback and followed by helmeted riders with lances and flags. Above this again scenes 1, 2, and 3. Standing borders: symmetrical double trefoil arches with birds and flowers. Around: block border. Hem: double open.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
tableclothDavid and Abigail (1 Samuel 25)
Credit lineTafellaken met David, Nabal en Abigaïl. c. 1620. Quirijn Jansz. Damast. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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