Story of David Panels explained

The Story of David Panels are two c. 1445-1455 rectangular tempera on panel paintings by Pesellino, individually entitled The Story of David and Goliath and The Triumph of David.^[1] They were probably set into the panelling of a private room, perhaps above a chest, though Medici emblems within them suggest they may have originally been part of a pair of cassoni for the marriage of a member of that family. They are both in the National Gallery, London, which acquired them together in 2000 with assistance from the Art Fund.^{[2] [3] [4]}

References

1. Web site: Catalogue entry.
2. Web site: The Story of David and Goliath and The Triumph of David.
3. Web site: Pesellino: A Renaissance Master Revealed . 5 September 2023 .
4. Web site: First exhibition of forgotten Renaissance painter Francesco Pesellino opens in London . December 2023 .