Felice GianiItalian, 1758–1823Het offer van koning David
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Het offer van koning David” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Felice Giani was a productive painter who decorated rooms with colourful history scenes. This drawing was probably made on commission. Neoclassically oriented artists hardly ever chose scenes from the Old Testament as subjects. Here we see God – in the guise of an angel with an
olive branch – finally reconciling with King David during a sacrificial offering. No painting or fresco by Giani of this theme is known.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-T-2011-77
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
