Painting of a banquet with bearded men in robes at a white-draped table under green garlands, with a figure seen from behind in the foreground beside red fruit.

Absalom Causeth Amnon to be Slain

A banquet in an ornate room hung with green garlands, where bearded men in robes and turbans recline at a long table draped in white cloth. In the foreground a figure seen from behind with a white headband and bare back reaches toward a bowl of red fruit beside jugs.

Artist: James Tissot
Date: 1896
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Size: 1000 × 648 px

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Public domain · James Tissot died 1902 and the work dates by 1896; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): James Tissot, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

19th century 1890s 1896 narrative painting oil painting biblical scene old testament garland banquet feast white tablecloths james tissot