Paintings and Artwork of David the King

Collected by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson

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David and Solomon series by James Tissot (Jewish Museum)

James J. Tissot, "David Slings the Stone" (1896-1900), gouache on board, The Jewish Museum, New York. Larger image.

Samuel and Saul

• Samuel - the Voice of the Lord
• Saul Meets with Samuel
• Saul Sacrifices the Oxen*
• Saul Questions the Young Maidens*
• Saul Prophesies before Samuel
• Saul Prophesies with the Prophets
• Samuel and His Two Sons*
• Jonathan Tastes of the Honey
• Samuel at Ramah*
• Samuel Slays Agag*

Young David

• Jesse presents his sons to Samuel*
• David Takes Saul the presents from Jesse*
• David plays harp before Saul*
• The Defiance of Goliath*
• Saul puts his Armor upon David*
• Goliath addresses David
• David slings the stone*
• David cuts off the head of Goliath*
• David takes the head of Goliath to Jerusalem*
• Saul endeavours to pierce David*
• Friendship of Jonathan and David*

David Flees

• Saul casts a javelin at Jonathan
• David makes his escape*
• Saul commands Doeg to slay the priests*
• David in the wilderness of Ziph*
• David and Ahimelech another another
• David goes to the cave of Adullam* another
• David returns to Achish*
• David takes Saul's spear and water bottle*
• David Cuts the Skirt of Saul
• David stops on a hill
• David and Saul in the Cave*
• David's Valiant Men*
• Three of David's Captains*
• Chiefs of the Army*
• Benaniah Who Slew the Lion* (2 Sam 23:20-21)
• An Egyptian is brought to David
• Abigail Kneels before David*
• Women of Ziklag Taken into Captivity*
• Saul and the Witch of Endor
• Saul falls upon his sword*
• David Causes an Aamalekite to be Slain*

David Establishes His Kingdom

• The Valiant of Gibeon (gouache on board, 7-5/16 x 11-5/16 in.)
• Abner and Asahel*
• Rechab and Baanah bring the head of Ish-Bosheth
• The Chastisement of Uzzah*
• David dancing before the ark* "David Dancing before the Ark" (1896-1900), watercolor.
• Michal despises David
• David Singing  David Singing, (1896-1900), watercolor. David Playing His Harp*
• The wives of David
• Moabites Taken Prisoner* (2 Sam 8:2)

David's Downfall and Exile

• David sees Bathsheba bathing*
• Bathsheba mourns her husband
• Nathan reproaches David*
• Desolation of Tamar*
• Absalom Causeth Amnon to be slain
• Absalom*
• David mourns his son Amnon*
• David quits Jerusalem*
• Absalom hanging on the oak tree
• The Death of Absalom*
• David sees the messenger arrive*
• Bad News*

David's Final Days

• Festivities in honor of David (gouache on board 8 x 10 5/16 in. another
• Rizpah's kindness toward the dead
• An Armed angel appears to many
• David praying in the night  David Praying in the Night, "David Praying in the Night," OT watercolour series. Jewish Museum, New York.
• David and Abishag*

Solomon

• Solomon is made king*
• The wisdom of Solomon
• Solomon dedicates the temple at Jerusalem
• The treasurers and keepers of the vases
• The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon*
• Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
• Solomon and his harem
• Old Testament Warrior
• The Priests
• The Choristers*  BW

Other Paintings

• Elizabeth Gardner Bouguereau, David the Shepherd (1895, astride a lion), hi res.
• Ernst Josephson, David and Saul (1878), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. Brooding, pensive Saul.*
• Rembrandt, Saul and David (1655-1660), Mauritshuis, The Hague.
• Rembrandt, David Plays the Lyre for King Saul (1629)
• Julius Kronberg, David and Saul (1885), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.
• Guercino, Saul Attacking David (1646), Galeria Nacional de Arte Antiguo, Rome
• Felix-Joseph Barrias (French artist, 1822-1907), Anointing of David by Saul (1842). Of course, the anointing was by Samuel.
• Arent de Gelder, David Plays for Saul (1682), oil on canvas, 66x59 cm, Kunsthalle, Bremen, Germany.
• Erasmus Quellinus, Saul and David (detail) 1635, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
• John Singer Sargent, David in Saul's Camp
• Cavallino, David Playing before Saul
• Dore, David Escapes through a Window*

Stained Glass Windows

• David Rex, All Saints Church, Pocklington, East Yorkshire. davewebster14, flicr.com
• David and Goliath, St. Mary's Church, Eynesbury, Cambridgeshire.
• David and Jonathan, St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. Father Lawrence Lew, OP (Lawrence OP)
• David with the Head of Goliath, with women singers, St. Finbarre's, Cork, Ireland, Fergal of Claddagh, OP
• Praise Him with the Lyre, by William Morris, Harris Manchester College in Oxford, by Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P.
• King David, St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, by Fr. Lawrence Lew, OP.

• Root of Jesse, showing Christ and King David, Newcastle Cathedral.

• King David Laments, St Peter's Church in Fordham in Cambridgeshire.
• King David, North Aisle, women at the tomb window, The Church of All Saints, Culmstock, Devon. possible cover

Edward Burne-Jones, "David and Goliath" (1872), Vyner Memorial Window, Christ Church, Oxford, Lady Chapel, designed by Burne-Jones and made by Morris Co. Larger image.

Edward Burne-Jones

• King David, by Burne-Jones, Yorkshire, Dalton

• Edward Burne-Jones, David's Charge to Solomon (1882), Trinity Church, Boston, MA.

• Detail of King David and Goliath, Edward Burne-Jones design for Morris & Co. (painted by William Glasby?), St. Barnabas, Bournmoor.

• David and Goliath, Vyner Memorial Window, Christ Church, Oxford, Lady Chapel, designed by Burne-Jones and made by Morris Co, 1872.

• David Holding Harp (detail), St. Martin's Church, West Drayton, Middlesex, North aisle 2. Designed by Burne-Jones, figure painted by Titcomb, for Morris & Co., 1925. The cartoon was designed and first used at Forest School Walthamstow in 1877. It was also used at Nottingham High Pavement Chapel 1907; Liverpool St Paul 1909; Boughton 1925.

 

• David by Sir Ninian Comper in the Lady chapel of Downside Abbey.