id: 105672 accession number: 1923.774 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1923.774 updated: 2019-11-18 09:34:54.893000 David Playing the Harp before Saul, c. 1508. Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533). Engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King 1923.774 title: David Playing the Harp before Saul title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1508 creation date earliest: 1503 creation date latest: 1513 current location: creditline: Gift of Ralph King copyright: --- culture: Netherlands, 16th century technique: engraving department: Prints collection: PR - Engraving type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: Hollstein X.79.27 ; Bartsch VII.27 --- CREATORS * Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533) - artist --- measurements: state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Prints by Lucas Van Leyden and His Contemporaries opening date: 1939-02-28T05:00:00 Prints by Lucas Van Leyden and His Contemporaries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 28-April 2, 1939). title: Eight Masters of the Print opening date: 1980-10-14T04:00:00 Eight Masters of the Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 14, 1980-January 18, 1981). title: Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints opening date: 2015-01-25T00:00:00 Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * The Cleveland Museum of Art (1/25/2015 - 5/17/2015); "Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints" --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: A skillful player of the harp, David was summoned to the court of King Saul in order to console the king who was often tormented by melancholy. Lucas van Leyden masterfully captured the despair of the king who sits uncomfortably upon his throne, his right foot angled convulsively over the left one, his gaze a blank stare. While playing, David looks calmly upon the ruler, as if to convey his confidence that music will provide the necessary balm to soothe the king’s soul. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1923.774/1923.774_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1923.774/1923.774_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1923.774/1923.774_full.tif