REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
(b. 1606, Leiden, d. 1669, Amsterdam)

Biblical Scene

1642
Oil on wood, 73 x 62 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

There are two different interpretations of this Biblical scene. According to the first it represents the reconciliation of David and Absolon, while the other assumes that it shows David embracing Jonathan. The painting is entitled in The Hermitage as David's Farewell from Jonathan.