Saul and David (Mauritshuis) by Rembrandt - Poster

This painting is on display in the Mauritshuis in The Hague. It shows King Saul on the left. He has a curtain in his left hand and a spear in his right hand. Saul suffered from melancholic moods. The young David is shown on the right. He is sitting a bit lower than Saul and plays the harp to calm down Saul when he experiences one of his depressive moods. David is absorbed in playing the harp and does not seem to notice Saul. However, Saul cannot contain his tears and is drying the tears in his left eye with the curtain. With his right eye, however, he is looking intensely at David, thinking about ways to kill him. Rembrandt offers us a view into the future of this story as not much later Saul will indeed throw his spear at David. More detailed information on this painting can be found at https://www.tripimprover.com/blog/saul-and-david-by-rembrandt-mauritshuis.