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Painting of a gold-robed king and a kneeling young man in blue among spearmen, with a white dog and a mounted rider on a white horse.

David with the Head of Goliath before Saul

A crowded oil painting of a richly dressed king in gold robes and a crown standing before a kneeling young man in blue, with a white dog in the foreground. Soldiers with spears, a mounted rider on a white horse at left, and a dark canopy fill the sunlit scene.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1627
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2614 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1627; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: David con la cabeza de Goliat ante Saúl

Una abarrotada pintura al óleo de un rey con ricas vestiduras doradas y corona, de pie ante un joven arrodillado de azul, con un perro blanco en primer plano. Soldados con lanzas, un jinete sobre un caballo blanco a la izquierda y un dosel oscuro llenan la escena iluminada.

Português: Davi com a cabeça de Golias diante de Saul

Uma pintura a óleo lotada, com um rei de vestes douradas ricamente trajadas e coroa, em pé diante de um jovem ajoelhado de azul, e um cão branco em primeiro plano. Soldados com lanças, um cavaleiro em cavalo branco à esquerda e um dossel escuro preenchem a cena iluminada.

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