The Triumph of David Frame:gold because of damage to the

because of damage to the top part of the canvas or because of its erotic content

that beauty is an expression of virtue and that both of these find their supreme manifestation in art' (Richard Verdi

men and women rejoice at David's triumphal entry

Margaret Morris (Mannings and Postle

in which he was a colleague of William Cartwright the younger

The Triumph of David Frame:gold because of damage to theIn the Triumph of David, Poussin takes as his starting point two texts from the Book of Samuel, creating one of his most theatrical and elegant compositions. An ancient temple provides the architectural backdrop against which the action is staged. Above the podium of the temple, rhythmically interspersed between the fluted columns, men and women rejoice at David's triumphal entry. A crowd of spectators occupies the foreground and witnesses the event;