Saul commits suicide History of David and Saul (series title) Historia Davidis and Saulis (...) (series title) Thesaurus sacrarum historiaru m veteris testame n ti, elega n tissimis imaginibus expressu m excelle n tissimoru m in hac arte viroru m opera: now n c primu m in luce m editus (series title), fleeing in the background Saul and his armor bearer away from the Philistine army. In the foreground both have committed suicide by throwing themselves into their swords. Below the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Sam. 31. Print is part of an album, Saul kills himself with a sword, Saul's armor-bearer kills himself, Hans Collaert (I) (attributed to), Antwerp, 1579, paper, engraving, h 209 mm × w 294 mm