Jonathan's Token to David

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MIA_.74.71

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MIA_.74.71

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Paintings

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Paintings

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Leighton, Frederic, baron

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Leighton, Frederic, baron

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

European; British; English

crc

European; British; English

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

painter

crr

painter

Creator Role

false

Creator Dates/Places:

1830 - 1896

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1830 - 1896

Creator Dates/Places

false

Gender:

M

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M

Gender

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Lord Frederick Leighton

crt

Lord Frederick Leighton

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Jonathan's Token to David

otn

Jonathan's Token to David

Title

false

View:

Front

rid

Front

View

false

Creation Date:

about 1868

oct

about 1868

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1866

ocs

1866

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1870

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1870

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

oil on canvas

omd

oil on canvas

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

H.67-1/2 x W.49 in.

met

H.67-1/2 x W.49 in.

Dimensions

false

Component Measured:

overall

mcm

overall

Component Measured

false

Measurement Unit:

in

mdu

in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

oon

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

74.71

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74.71

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The John R. Van Derlip Fund

ooc

The John R. Van Derlip Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

orl

<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

This painting illustrates a scene from the Old Testament. After the prophet Samuel anointed David as King Saul's successor, Saul became jealous and plotted David's death. Here the artist shows David's loyal friend Jonathan (Saul's son) preparing to shoot three arrows as a warning to David who is hiding in a field.

Most artists who interpreted the story of Jonathan and David's friendship depicted the emotional climax when the two say their final farewells. Leighton chose an earlier scene in order to celebrate the ideal of heroic male beauty. Jonathan's pose derives from the famous Renaissance sculpture of David by Michelangelo.

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<P>This painting illustrates a scene from the Old Testament. After the prophet Samuel anointed David as King Saul's successor, Saul became jealous and plotted David's death. Here the artist shows David's loyal friend Jonathan (Saul's son) preparing to shoot three arrows as a warning to David who is hiding in a field. </P><P>Most artists who interpreted the story of Jonathan and David's friendship depicted the emotional climax when the two say their final farewells. Leighton chose an earlier scene in order to celebrate the ideal of heroic male beauty. Jonathan's pose derives from the famous Renaissance sculpture of David by Michelangelo.</P>

Context

false

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