# The Triumph of David

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## Artwork

- Artist: [POUSSIN, Nicolas](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 100 x 130 cm

## Commentary

The Triumph of David c. 1630 Oil on canvas, 100 x 130 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Nicolas Poussin worked in Rome almost all his life. There he developed an erudite and intellectual art of refined forms, an example being the Triumph of David. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 11 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/17\_cent/kuhnau\_goliath.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Johann Kuhnau: The Fight between David and Goliath \(No. 1 of the 6 Stories from the Bible illustrated in music\)&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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## Attribution

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