Caption

David with the Head of Goliath, Guarino Francesco 1611–1654, painter; painting, 17th century; subject: David and the head of Goliath biblical scene; dimensions: height 74 cm, width 58 cm., A young person with pale skin and dark curly hair looks to the side, wearing a blue garment and a white sleeve with the fabric folded, a red cloth draped behind and around them; their expression is neutral and their gaze is directed away from the viewer. A forearm extends across the image, showing the hand gripping a carved handle; another hand rests on a dark head with closed eye and dark hair partially visible. The background is very dark, creating strong contrasts with the illuminated skin tones and the vivid reds, blues, whites, browns, and black areas.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_223

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.4Mb (2.3Mb) / 12.0in x 15.1in / 3585 x 4528 (300dpi)

Keywords

David Head Goliath Guarino Francesco 1611–1654 painter painting 17th century subject head Goliath biblical scene dimensions height 74 cm width 58 cm young person pale skin dark curly hair looks side wearing blue garment white sleeve fabric folded red cloth draped them expression neutral gaze directed away viewer forearm extends across image showing hand gripping carved handle another hand rests dark head closed eye dark hair partially visible background dark creating strong contrasts illuminated skin tones vivid reds blues whites browns black areas.