Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475 – 1564
David beats Goliath
fresco (570 × 970 cm) — 1509
Michelangelo Buonarroti biography
This work is linked to 1 Samuel 17:51
Art and the Bible - 1 Samuel 17 - Old Testament
1 Samuel 17 1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, a
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David has struck down the giant Goliath with a stone from his sling. Here he is about to decapitate his enemy, using Goliath's own sword.
In the background, next to the tent, soldiers can be seen. They are waiting for the moment to attack the remaining, demoralized Philistines. The tent adds a magic glow to the image.
This fresco is located in one of the corners at the side of the entry to the chapel. In the other corner is Judith with the head of Holofernes.
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