2018 © Maxim Tabachnik
David with Harp and Moorish Warrior
These vividly painted wooden figures once adorned the Swedish warship Vasa (1628). David, harp in hand, symbolized divine favor and kingly virtue, while the warrior figure, styled in exotic armor, reflected 17th-c. European fascination with the Orient. Together, they projected royal power, piety, and global ambition from Sweden’s expanding empire.
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