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Jonathan Warns David / David and Achimelech / David Before Achish / David as Commander in the Cave Near Adullam
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Jonathan Warns David / David and Achimelech / David Before Achish / David as Commander in the Cave Near Adullam

Johann Sadeler (I) · 1575 · engraving; paper

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

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Four scenes on an album leaf depicting the life of David, numbered thirteen to sixteen. At the top left, Jonathan gives his servant the order to search for the arrows he has shot. He points out to the boy that the arrow is further away, and thus David knows that King Saul wants to kill him. In the background, Jonathan and David bid each other farewell. In the scene at the top right, Ahimelech gives David the consecrated bread and the sword of Goliath. At the bottom left, David is brought before Achish, who does not recognize him because David behaves as if he were mad. The image at the bottom right shows David at his cave near Adullam. His family members and other people joined him there. David became their leader. Each scene has a Latin inscription and four lines of Latin in the lower margin. The leaf is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJonatan waarschuwt David / David en Achimelech / David voor Achis / David als aanvoerder bij de grot in de buurt van Adullam. 1575. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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