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Saul and David is an oil-on-canvas painting byRembrandt and/or his studio, now in theMauritshuis and dated to between 1651 and 1658.
The painting depictsSaul, the king of theIsraelites. He is visually touched by theharp playing. The depicted situation comes from1 Samuel 16:14-23 and1 Samuel 18:8-11, in which King Saul is abandoned by theHoly Spirit, andGod sends him anevil spirit. It taunts Saul, and onlyDavid's harp playing can relax him. Later David marriedMichal, one of Saul's daughters. He eventually succeeded his father-in-law as King of the Israelites.
The painting was originally larger, but in the 19th century the canvas was cut into two unequal pieces – possibly to be sold as separate paintings. The pieces were later reattached to each other.
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