The triumph of David

Guercino (1591-1666) (follower or school of)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
late 17th century
Height:
134.0 cm  (52 3/4 in.)
Width:
175.0 cm  (68 7/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Ireland
    [Museum inv. no.: NGI. 1323]

Description

Holding the head of Goliath, David is accompanied by lady musicians. One plays a small kettledrum suspended on a strap around her shoulder, two play tambourines, and two sing from a sheet of music.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Kettledrum [2887]
Tambourine [2746]

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Boydell, Barra. Music and paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin: The National Gallery of Ireland, 1985) 50-51. ISBN 0903162229. RILM 1985-00222.

RIdIM record id

2937