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Abigail asks David for forgiveness
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Abigail asks David for forgiveness

1585 · engraving; paper

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

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Abigail kneels before David, offers him the food, and asks him to forgive the behavior of her husband Nabal, who refused to give David food. Behind David stand his comrades. Behind Abigail are her servants with the pack donkeys carrying food. Below the image, a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in 1 Samuel 25.

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Credit lineAbigaïl vraagt David om vergeving. 1585. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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