In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
From the many events in the turbulent life of the biblical King David, Leighton chose to depict his moment of gravest doubt. Having just learned of the death of his rebellious son Absalom at the hands of his own army, David has withdrawn to a chamber above the city gate. Casting aside his crown, which lies on the floor, the ruler muses on the conflicting demands of family and nation.
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Léon Bonnat — An Arab Sheik
Rembrandt van Rijn (and Workshop?) — The Apostle Paul
Alfred William Hunt — View of the Bay of Naples with Vesuviu
William Blake Richmond — An Audience in Athens During Agamem
Jacob Symonsz Pynas — Sts Paul and Barnabas Worshipped as Go
Jan Adriaensz. van Staveren — A Hermit in a Ruin
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867) — Antiochu
Gustave Achille Guillaumet — Joueurs de flûte au bivouac
British Painter — Western Gentleman in Oriental Costume
Rembrandt van Rijn — Saul and David
Lourens Alma Tadema — De Egyptische weduwe
Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese) — Pilate Washing His Ha
