Triumph of David

Luyken, Jan (1649-1712) (style copy of)


Item type:
drawing
Date of creation:
ca. 1700
Height:
15.7 cm  (6 3/16 in.)
Width:
18.5 cm  (7 5/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper
School:
Dutch golden age

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    [Museum inv. no.: 1971.14.1]

Description

Four soldiers, playing two straight trumpets, coiled horn or trumpet, and nakers, greet David returning with the head of Goliath.

Iconclass

71H1521
David's triumph: the women of Israel come out to welcome David, singing, dancing, and playing tambourines and lyres; David holding the head of Goliath

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown trumpet [6556]
Horn (coiled, small)
Nakers [2893]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

4015