David Playing the Harp Before Saul
Artist: Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533)
Date: 1508
Dimensions:
10 × 7 1/4 in. (25.4 × 18.4 cm)
Medium: engraving
Place of Origin: Netherlands
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Winthrop H. Perry Collection
Object number: 1921.17
Label Text:Active as a painter and woodcut designer, Lucas van Leyden began to specialize in engraving early in his career. He was influenced by the possibilities made evident by Dürer’s prints and the reputation they brought him. This work exemplifies his power of expressing human emotion through the effects of David’s music on King Saul.
Not on view