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David with the Head of Goliath is a painting by the Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio.It is housed in the Galleria Borghese, Rome. [1] The painting, which was in the collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese [a] in 1650, [3] has been dated as early as 1605 and as late as 1609–1610, with more recent scholars tending towards the former.
Instead, he goes out with his sling, and confronts the enemy. He hits Goliath in the head with a stone, knocking the giant down, and then grabs Goliath's sword and cuts off his head. The Philistines withdraw as agreed and the Israelites are saved. David's special strength comes from God, and the story illustrates the triumph of good over evil. [3]
Seeing this, all Philistines fled, pursued by the Israelites, whereas David took Goliath's weapons as victor's spoils into 'his tent' and even already planned to bring Goliath's head to "Jerusalem" (17:54; the latter would be in the future, because at that time Jerusalem was still occupied by the Jebusites; cf. 2 Samuel 5:5–9). [56]
David with the Head of Goliath, dated c. 1600-1601, is a painting by the Italian artist Caravaggio (1571–1610), housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Gemäldegalerie, Vienna. Peter Robb believes it was acquired by the conde de Villamediana in Naples between 1611 and 1617, as Giovanni Bellori records Villamediana as having returned to Spain ...
David hurls a stone from his sling and hits Goliath in the center of his forehead, Goliath falls on his face to the ground, and David cuts off his head. The Philistines flee and are pursued by the Israelites "as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron ".
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David with the Head of Goliath may refer to many paintings, including: David with the Head of Goliath (Caravaggio, Rome) David with the Head of Goliath (Caravaggio, Vienna) David with the Head of Goliath; David with the head of Goliath; David with the Head of Goliath (Massimo Stanzione)
Overcome with drink, he passes out and is decapitated by Judith; his head is taken away in a basket (often depicted as being carried by an elderly female servant). Artists have mainly chosen one of two possible scenes (with or without the servant): the decapitation, with Holofernes supine on the bed, or the heroine holding or carrying the head ...