David with the Head of Goliath
- Artist
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Date
- 1625
- Style
- Baroque
- Genre
- Mythological painting
- Location
- National Gallery of Ancient Art (GNAA)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini's David with the Head of Goliath (1625) is a striking Baroque marble sculpture capturing the moment of victory. The Canvas of the work vividly conveys intense emotion and movement, hallmarks of Bernini's dynamic style. The sculpture, created in oil-like detail, depicts David in a tense yet triumphant pose, with the head of Goliath beneath his foot. While not a Mythological painting, it draws from biblical myth, exemplifying Bernini's mastery of storytelling in sculpture within the grandeur of Baroque art.
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