David and Goliath (다윗과 골리앗)

 

 

 

(삼상 17:50)

○다윗이 이같이 물매와 돌로 블레셋 사람을 이기고 그를 쳐죽였으나 자기 손에는 칼이 없었더라

(삼상 17:51)

다윗이 달려가서 블레셋 사람을 밟고 그의 칼을 그 칼 집에서 빼내어 그 칼로 그를 죽이고 그의 머리를 베니 블레셋 사람들이 자기 용사의 죽음을 보고 도망하는지라 히11:34

(삼상 17:52)

이스라엘과 유다 사람들이 일어나서 소리 지르며 블레셋 사람들을 쫓아 가이와 에그론 성문까지 이르렀고 블레셋 사람들의 부상자들은 사아라임 가는 길에서부터 가드와 에그론까지 엎드러졌더라

(삼상 17:53)

이스라엘 자손이 블레셋 사람들을 쫓다가 돌아와서 그들의 진영을 노략하였고

(삼상 17:54)

다윗은 그 블레셋 사람의 머리를 예루살렘으로 가져가고 갑주는 자기 장막에 두니라

 

 

 

 

 

Titian 1487/90 – 1576

David and Goliath

oil on canvas (300 × 285 cm) — 1542-44

  Santa Maria della Salute, Venice

Titian biography

 

This work is linked to 1 Samuel 17:51

 

David prays after decapitating Goliath. The opening in the sky indicates divine approval.

The painting is now in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice. It was originally made as a ceiling painting for the Santo Spirito in Isola. Titian made two other ceiling paintings for that church, one on Cain and Abel and one on the Sacrifice of Isaac.

The paintings have similar compositions. They have clear diagonal lines and there is balance in the poses of the figures.

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Paul Rubens 1577 – 1640

David Slaying Goliath

oil on canvas (123 × 99 cm) — ca. 1616

  Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena

Peter Paul Rubens biography

 

This work is linked to 1 Samuel 17:51

 

David has just slain Goliath with a stone from his sling and is about to decapitate the giant.

A strong composition by Rubens, all the more so because of its suggestion of circular motion and its diametrical positioning of the opponents' faces.

 

 

 

 

 

Nicolas Poussin 1593/94 – 1665

The Triumph of David

oil on canvas (148 × 118 cm) — 1628-1631

Dulwich Picture Gallery, London

Nicolas Poussin biography

 

This work is linked to 1 Samuel 17:54

 

David has put Goliath's head on a stick and carries it into Jerusalem. Groups of citizens cheer at him. Two men accompany him with trumpets.

To the right a men points at his forehead to show where David's stone hit Goliath's head.

David is barefooted and wears a simple tunic. Just like the women in the foreground, his origins are humble: he used to be a shepherd-boy. The women to the left wear more expensive dresses; yet they too greet David.

 

 

 

 

 

Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475 – 1564

David beats Goliath

fresco (570 × 970 cm) — 1509

Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

Michelangelo Buonarroti biography

 

This work is linked to 1 Samuel 17:51

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

Caravaggio 1573 – 1610

David with the Head of Goliath (1610)

oil on canvas (125 × 100 cm) — 1610

Galleria Borghese, Rome

Caravaggio biography

 

This work is linked to 1 Samuel 17:51

Please scroll down to read more information about this work.

 

David has killed the Philistine giant Goliath with a stone from his sling. He then cuts of the head to show it to his brothers-in-arms.

This is one of Caravaggio's last works. Some claim that the giant's head is a self-portrait. David does not seem to celebrate his victory. Maybe he is disgusted with the killing of a man, even though it was an enemy. Or maybe Caravaggio is projecting his own disgust. Caravaggio had some experience as a killer: in 1606, he had killed a man with his sword during a quarrel over a bet.

Earlier paintings by Caravaggio on the same subject date from 1601 and 1606.

 

 

 

 

 

Caravaggio 1573 – 1610

David with the Head of Goliath (1606/07)

oil on panel (91 × 116 cm) — 1606/07

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Caravaggio biography

 

This work is linked to 1 Samuel 17:54

 

David has just killed the giant Goliath and takes the head with him to show to his people.

Caravaggio mostly painted on canvas, but this work was made on a wooden panel. See also the 1601 version and the 1610 version.

 

 

 

 

 

Caravaggio 1573 – 1610

David with the Head of Goliath (1601/02)

oil on canvas (110 × 91 cm) — c. 1601/02

Museo del Prado, Madrid

Caravaggio biography

 

This work is linked to 1 Samuel 17:51

 

David, a young shepherd, has just killed the giant Goliath with only a stone and a sling, thereby saving the people of Israel. Here he picks up the amputated head to use it as a trophy.

This is one out of three paintings by Caravaggio on the subject of David and Goliath. The other ones date from 1606 and 1610.