James Tissot1896

Michal Watching David from a Window

David's escape through Michal's window (1 Sam 19) — recalled in the superscription of Psalm 59 ("when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him").

Michal Watching David from a Window
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About James Tissot

1836–1902 · French

French painter who, after a vision experience in 1885, devoted the rest of his career to an extensive illustrated New Testament based on travel through the Holy Land. His watercolors are now held at the Brooklyn Museum.