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David IV the Builder
A medieval fresco of the Georgian King David IV (r. 1089-1125 CE) from Gelati Monastery.

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Tomb of David IV the Builder
Tomb of the king David IV of Georgia (r. 1089-1125 CE) at the monastery of Gelati.

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David by Michelangelo
A detail of the David statue by Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1501-1504 CE. David was the second king in the ancient United Kingdom of Israel during the 10th century BCE. (Academia Gallery, Florence)

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The Extraordinary Journey of David Ingram with Dean Snow
In The Extraordinary Journey of David Ingram, author and recognized archaeologist Dean Snow shows that Ingram was not a fraud, contradicting the longstanding narrative of his life. Snow's careful examination of three long-neglected surviving...

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Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, 'Dawn Lord,' was a Mesoamerican god who represented a menacing aspect of Venus, the morning star, and was one of the four gods which held up the sky. The people of the ancient Americas believed his rays could damage...

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The Judgement of Cambyses, David
Gerard David, The Judgement of Cambyses, 1498 CE, Groeninge Museum, Bruges, Belgium. This diptych shows a scene from Herodotus's Histories: the arrest and flaying of the Persian judge Sisamnes, who was a corrupt judge, by order of Cambyses...

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The Crucifixion by David
The Crucifixion by Gerard David, c. 1495 CE.

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David & Saul by Rembrandt
A 17th century CE painting by Rembrandt of the future King David of Israel playing the harp to soothe the tormented mind of Saul. (Stadel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany)

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King David Writing Psalms
A 17th century CE artist's rendition of David inscribing one of his famous psalms. By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino).

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David and Goliath
David and Goliath, oil on canvas painting by Titian, c. 1542-1544.
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.