Jan de Bray

David and the Return of the Ark of the Covenant

Jan de Bray - David and the Return of the Ark of the Covenant

Jan de Bray

David and the Return of the Ark of the Covenant

1670
142 x 154 cm
Oil on canvas
The Earl of Wemyss and March

Literature

Catalogues raisonnés
Giltaij, nr. 63

Exhibitions

2008 Painting family: the de Brays, master painters of the Dutch 17th century, Nr. 34
2000 Glory of the Golden Age: Dutch art of the 17th century, Nr. 172
1992 Dutch Art and Scotland: A Reflexion of Taste, Nr. 9

Iconclass

71H627 David brings the ark into Jerusalem, dancing (half-)naked before the ark and making music, while the people rejoice

Other works by Jan de Bray

Jan de Bray The Verdict of Zaleucus

The Verdict of Zaleucus
1676

Jan de Bray Judith and Holofernes

Judith and Holofernes
1659

Jan de Bray Double Portrait of Salomon de Bray and Anna Westerbaen

Double Portrait of Salomon de Bray and Anna Westerbaen
1664?

Jan de Bray Leda Showing Helen to Tyndareus

Leda Showing Helen to Tyndareus
c. 1660

Jan de Bray Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man
1662