id:			105672
accession number:	1923.774
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1923.774
updated:		2022-01-04 14:59:02.314000

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
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creation date:			c. 1508
creation date earliest:		1503
creation date latest:		1513
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creditline:			Gift of Ralph King
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culture:	Netherlands, 16th century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Hollstein X.79.27 ; Bartsch VII.27

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CREATORS

* Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533)  - artist

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Prints by Lucas Van Leyden and His Contemporaries
	opening date:   1939-02-28T05:00:00
	<i>Prints by Lucas Van Leyden and His Contemporaries</i>. 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
	<i>Eight Masters of the Print</i>. 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
	<i>Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015).

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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.
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