David by Lorenzo Monaco
David by Lorenzo Monaco circa 1408-10, tempera on wood, gold ground. Considered a masterpiece of Lorenzo Monaco, the leading late Gothic painter in Florence. David was, according to the Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, and according to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus. His life is conventionally dated to 1040 - 970 BC. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without faults, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician, and poet, traditionally credited for composing many of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms. David is an important figure to members of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths. Biblical tradition maintains the Messiah's direct descent from the line of David. In Islam, he is considered a prophet.
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