David with the Head of Goliath by Caravaggio

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"David with the Head of Goliath" is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the biblical hero David holding the severed head of Goliath, renowned for its intense realism, psychological depth, and striking use of light and shadow.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artForm easel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalContext Counter-Reformation art ⓘ
artist Caravaggio ⓘ
artisticSchool Italian Baroque ⓘ
artisticStyle tenebrism ⓘ
artisticTechnique dramatic spotlighting ⓘ
strong modeling of forms with light and shadow ⓘ
basedOn Biblical story of David and Goliath ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
colorPalette dark background with illuminated figures ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
creator Caravaggio ⓘ
culturalContext Biblical narrative ⓘ
depicts David ⓘ
Goliath ⓘ
severed head of Goliath ⓘ
genre religious painting ⓘ
hasMotif severed head ⓘ
sword ⓘ
youthful hero ⓘ
influencedBy Catholic Counter-Reformation ideals ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
medium oil on canvas ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ
movement Baroque ⓘ
notableFor dramatic lighting ⓘ
intense realism ⓘ
psychological depth ⓘ
strong contrasts of light and shadow ⓘ
period early 17th century ⓘ
portrays decapitated Goliath ⓘ
linked to: Goliath

young David ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
subjectHeading David holding the head of Goliath ⓘ
support canvas ⓘ
theme repentance ⓘ
triumph of faith ⓘ
victory over evil ⓘ
violence ⓘ
titleInItalian Davide con la testa di Golia ⓘ
uses chiaroscuro ⓘ
visualCharacteristic dramatic contrast between light and darkness ⓘ
expressive facial expressions ⓘ
naturalistic depiction of flesh and blood ⓘ

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KHM → hasNotableWork → David with the Head of Goliath by Caravaggio ⓘ
Scipione Borghese → collectorOf → Caravaggio’s David with the Head of Goliath ⓘ
linked to: David with the Head of Goliath by Caravaggio