David Playing the Harp before Saul, 1555. After Frans Floris (Netherlandish, 1519-1570). Chiaroscuro woodcut; sheet: 33.4 x 47.9 cm (13 1/8 x 18 7/8 in.). The soothing effect of Davids music upon the melancholic King Saul, as relayed in the Old Testament and depicted here by Frans Floris, is the earliest visual evidence of the therapeutic use of music. Floriss woodcut would have had contemporary relevance in its affirmation of Martin Luthers belief that music-a divine power that creates order—had been made by God to combat the destructive power of evil.

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David Playing the Harp before Saul, 1555. After Frans Floris (Netherlandish, 1519-1570). Chiaroscuro woodcut; sheet: 33.4 x 47.9 cm (13 1/8 x 18 7/8 in.). The soothing effect of Davids music upon the melancholic King Saul, as relayed in the Old Testament and depicted here by Frans Floris, is the earliest visual evidence of the therapeutic use of music. Floriss woodcut would have had contemporary relevance in its affirmation of Martin Luthers belief that music-a divine power that creates order—had been made by God to combat the destructive power of evil.

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