Painting ID:: 39400
David plays before Saul mk148
The painting illustrates 1 Samuel 16.23 as well as the attempt Sauls to kill david with the javelin (1 Sam 19,9-10)
Salomon Koninck Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1609-1656,was a Dutch painter of genre scenes and portraits and engraver. Koninck was the son of a goldsmith, originally from Antwerp, and was a nephew of Philips de Koninck. Salomon became a pupil of Pieter Lastman, David Colijns, Francois Venants and Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert. From 1630 he was a member of the Sint Lucasgilde. He moved in the circles of Rembrandt and the academy of Hendrick van Uylenburgh, making many copies of Rembrandt's compositions. His paintings have a warm colour palette and include "the philosopher". David plays before Saul mk148
The painting illustrates 1 Samuel 16.23 as well as the attempt Sauls to kill david with the javelin (1 Sam 19,9-10)
