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Saul commits suicide
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Saul commits suicide

Pieter van der Borcht (I) · 1582 - 1593 · etching; paper

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

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The battle between the Philistines and the Israelites. When King Saul was under fire from Philistine archers, he asked his armor-bearer to kill him. When the armor-bearer refused, Saul fell on his own sword. The armor-bearer followed him in death (1 Samuel 31:4). The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSaul pleegt zelfmoord. 1582 - 1593. Pieter van der Borcht (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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