David en Goliath
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Midden op het slagveld slaat David het hoofd van Goliath af met diens zwaard.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-1883-A-6970
Meanwhile, in the life of Cornelis Schut
The whole life1618–1655 · Workplace
Antwerp
1624–1627
Giustiniani's Patronage and Poussin's Attention
In Rome the banker and collector Vincenzo Giustiniani commissioned two large religious compositions from him (now in the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité in Caen). Schut attracted the attention of the young Poussin, whose early works borrowed motifs from these pieces.
1624–1627 · Workplace
Rome
16 September – 2 October 1627
Imprisoned on Suspicion of a Colleague's Murder
He was held in a Roman prison on suspicion of murdering a fellow painter named Giusto; he was released on 2 October thanks to the intervention of the Accademia di San Luca. He then left Rome for Florence.
1628 · Workplace
Florence
29 April 1655
Died
