Peter Paul Rubens, 1625 - David Meeting Abigail - fine art print

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With its horizontal format, this biblical scene of classically proportioned figures arranged in graceful poses resembles an ancient Roman frieze. Facial expressions and dramatic gestures serve a narrative purpose, revealing the story for the viewer. Rubens used vivid reds, blues, and yellows to describe shimmering silks and heavy cloaks. On the right, helmets and armor worn by the soldiers gleam in the bright sunlight.

The painting depicts the meeting of Abigail and David. Abigail's husband, Nabal of Carmel, foolishly refused to pay for the protection that David had provided for Nabal's shepherds. Angered, David set off to avenge this misdeed with a large group of soldiers. Seeking forgiveness for her husband's offense, Abigail, shown kneeling in the foreground on the left, offers bread, wine, corn, raisins, and fig-cakes to David and his men. Impressed by Abigail's beauty and generosity, David dismounts and attempts to raise Abigail up. Although not shown here, the story ends with Nabal's dying from a stroke after learning of the disaster his wife had averted. David then proposed marriage to Abigail.

This classic art piece of art was made by the painter Peter Paul Rubens. Besides, this piece of art is in the the The J. Paul Getty Museum's collection in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. We are delighted to state that the masterpiece, which is part of the public domain is included with courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum.: . On top of that, alignment of the digital reproduction is landscape and has an aspect ratio of 16 : 9, which means that the length is 78% longer than the width. The diplomat, painter Peter Paul Rubens was a European artist, whose style was mainly Baroque. The painter lived for 63 years, born in the year 1577 in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and died in 1640 in Antwerp, Antwerpen province, Flanders, Belgium.

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