1690
oil
canvas
From the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
Ahimelech Giving the Sword of Goliath to David is a 1690 oil by Arent de Gelder, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at J. Paul Getty Museum.
The painting depicts two men in a dimly lit room. The man on the left, with a long white beard and wearing a white head covering, hands a sword to the other man. The man on the right, with a brown hat and a brown robe, holds the sword and looks at the other man. In the background, there is a stone wall. The painting is done in oil paint and features a technique called chiaroscuro, which uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume in the figures. The painting is held at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Aert de Gelder (Dutch: ; October 26, 1645 – August 27, 1727) was a Dutch painter, the only Dutch artist to paint in the tradition of Rembrandt's late style into the 18th century.
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