1619_David_hands_letter_to_Uriah_Lastman.txt

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Pieter Lastman ca. 1583 – 1633

David hands the Letter to Uriah
oil on canvas (42 × 63 cm) — 1619
Mauritshuis, The Hague

Pieter Lastman biography

This work is linked to 2 Samuel 11:14

King David has fallen for Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, one of his best warriors. To be rid of Uriah, David sends orders to his captain Joab to put Uriah in the front line. David has Uriah deliver the letter containing his own death sentence.
Uriah dies in battle, and David marries Bathsheba. From this marriage Solomon is born, who will succeed David.

This Lastman work belongs to the Goudstikker collection.