King David’s Sacrifice

Felice Giani, c. 1812

Felice Giani was a productive painter who decorated rooms with colourful history scenes. This drawing was probably made on commission. Neoclassically oriented artists hardly ever chose scenes from the Old Testament as subjects. Here we see God – in the guise of an angel with an olive branch – finally reconciling with King David during a sacrificial offering. No painting or fresco by Giani of this theme is known.

Artwork typedrawing
Object numberRP-T-2011-77
Dimensionsheight 489 mm x width 673 mm
Physical characteristicspen en penseel in bruin en zwart krijt

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Identification

Title(s)
King David’s Sacrifice
Object type
Object number
RP-T-2011-77

Creation

Creation
draftsman (artist): Felice Giani, Paris
Dating
c. 1812
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Material and technique

Physical description
pen en penseel in bruin en zwart krijt
Dimensions
height 489 mm x width 673 mm

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of Mr and Mrs Van Hulsen-Ognibeni/Rijksmuseum Fonds
Acquisition
purchase 2011
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; private collection, as part of a portfolio of drawings, since the 19th century;{According to the catalogue for the anonymous sale, London (Christie’s), 9 July 2002, p. 102.} anonymous sale, London (Christie’s), 9 July 2002, no. 94, £13,145;{Copy RMA.}…; from the dealer W.M. Brady, New York, € 45,000, to the museum, to the museum, with support from Jan Jozef van Hulsen (b. 1927) Amersfoort, and Angelina Guglielmina van Hulsen, née Ognibeni (b. 1926) Amersfoort, 2011
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.