Triumph of David
Lucas van Leyden (circa 1494-1533)
Ref. 470
Engraving, circa 1513
Sheet: 10.8 x 8.5 cm
Provenance: P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 3 March 1976
Literature: New Hollstein 26 The scene comes from the 1st Book of Samuel 18:6, ‘And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music’