Why it matters
King Saul falls on his sword as the Philistines approach, with different parts of the battle shown in different areas. It is an early attempt by Bruegel to reconcile landscape and figure painting, with an 'astonishingly dense and highly dramatic composition'.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1562.
- It measures only 33.5 × 55 cm.
- It appears to be the first painting of this subject.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Suicide of Saul (CC BY-SA 4.0).
