David Triumphant over Goliath
late 1400s - early 1500s
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
7 × 5.8 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee
Accession Number
1992.131
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About this artwork
A triumphant David, clad only in his helmet, stands next to the body of his opponent, the Philistine giant Goliath. David holds the sling that incapacitated the giant, allowing him to seize Goliath's sword and sever his head. On the right, a figure, possibly David's friend Jonathan, holds Goliath's body, while his severed head rests at David's feet. As his pseudonym may indicate, Moderno operated at the forefront of the classical revival in the early 1500s. David's body especially owes much to t...