Minneapolis Institute of Art
Abigail and David
Lucas van Leyden
- Date
- c. 1508
- Medium
- Engraving
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
When Abigail's nasty husband Nabal refuses David his due, Abigail mollifies the future king with beasts laden with food (1 Samuel 25:1-35). Consistent with Lucas van Leyden's taste for novelty, he depicted the moment before their meeting, with David still bent on retaliation, and he relegated a key scene (Abigail's intercession) to an obscure location, at right. Historically, Abigail prefigured the Virgin as intercessor to Christ. But in the 16th century, she became a model of prudent quick thinking. Netherlands, Europe
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