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Tall painting of a crowned bearded king seated under a green canopy, with a red-cloaked figure and armored men on a checkered floor and a small dog below.

King David Receiving the Cistern Water of Bethlehem

A tall panel shows a bearded, crowned king seated on a dais under a green canopy, wearing an ermine-trimmed robe. Before him, a figure in a red and yellow cloak and armored warriors stand on a checkered floor, one holding a flask, while a small dog sits in the foreground beneath an arched Renaissance architectural setting.

Artist
Master of the Antwerp Adoration Group
Date
1515–20
Medium
Oil on panel transferred to canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1404 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1525).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles L. Hutchinson

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