The meeting of David and Abigail, who brings him supplies for his men (1 Samuel 25:23)

The Meeting of David and Abigail from 1670 depicts the Old Testament scene in which Abigail brings provisions to David's men, one of Aelbert Cuyp's rare biblical subjects. The narrative of generous provision and wise diplomacy may have resonated with the values of Cuyp's wealthy Dordrecht patrons. Cuyp worked primarily in Dordrecht throughout his career, and his paintings of the Dutch countryside—cattle in golden light, river views, and horsemen against luminous skies—established him as one of the most technically accomplished landscape painters of the Dutch Golden Age.

The biblical narrative is set within a landscape that maintains Cuyp's characteristic golden atmospheric quality, with the historical figures and their retinues arranged in a processional encounter.