The artwork “David Mourns the Death of Absalom” by Gustave Doré emerges from the Romanticism movement and belongs to the genre of religious painting. This piece is part of the series “The Holy Bible” and depicts an intense biblical scene with profound emotional content.
The artwork captures a poignant narrative from the Bible, wherein King David laments the death of his son, Absalom. Set against an intricately detailed background, David stands in a posture of mourning, his hands covering his face in grief. The scene is surrounded by several figures who each express various forms of sorrow and empathy. The detailed rendering of costumes and architecture reflects the artist’s dedication to authenticity and dramatic expression, evoking a deep sense of loss and tragedy emblematic of Romanticism’s focus on intense emotion and individual experience.
