David Meeting Abigail
The story
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.
- Artist
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Year
- 1620
- Period
- Baroque
- Where it lives
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share
