Sujet
David Victorious over Goliath, 1722. Creator: Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725).
Légende
David Victorious over Goliath, 1722. This terracotta model was cast in bronze as part of a series of sculptures commissioned by Anna Maria Luisa de Medici (1667-1743). Having been the Medici court sculptor since 1687, Foggini played a central role in this venture, which involved eight different sculptors and became one of the most significant sculptural projects of 18th-century Florence. The subject of David was especially important because he had long symbolized Florence: the city was often able to overcome its larger rivals, much like David overcame the giant Goliath. Consequently, this subject had an immense artistic legacy in Florence. Distinctively, Foggini chose to depict David much more humbly than the proud victor motif common to most Florentine representations of the hero.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F77_327
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
42,3Mo (1,9Mo) / 33,9cm x 31,2cm / 4007 x 3687 (300dpi)