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David with the Head of Goliath

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David with the Head of Goliath

Carlo Maratti | Johann Georg Bergmüller

1705–62

Medium

Engraving and etching

Tags

Swords Heads David

Dimensions

sheet: 10 7/16 x 11 7/16 in. (26.5 x 29 cm) plate: 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (21 x 14.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Carlo Maratti

1625–1713

Son of a Dalmatian father. Known as the last major Italian artist of the classical tradition, which had originated with Raphael. He created a grandiose and decorative style that was valued by his ecclesiastical patrons. Comment on works: History; Religious.

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