Art, Symbol & Imagination
Saul and David
Saul rises beside his throne with a long spear raised towards the young David, who recoils with his harp. The two bodies lean in opposed directions across the patterned hall. Doré uses the spear’s diagonal to break the apparent stability of the carved architecture. The caption identifies Saul and David, making the instrument an essential part of the movement from musical service to sudden danger.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Saul and David" [editorial title]. In The Bible Gallery, Gustave Dore; Talbot W. Chambers. Undated Cassell & Company edition; one hundred illustrations with supplied descriptive letterpress, undated edition, Cassell & Company, Limited. Source scan leaf 133. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/bible-dore-132
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Complete plate reviewed against the scan; printed caption supplies subject. Crop excludes surrounding paper and separate caption without changing scan tone. Letterpress theology is not adopted as historical proof.
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Gustave Doré (design). Saul and David. The Bible Gallery. Scan leaf 133. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/bible-dore-132