# David with the Head of Goliath [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [TANZIO DA VARALLO]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 120 x 90 cm ## Commentary The young biblical hero is portrayed in this painting just after beheading the giant Goliath, as with his right hand he brandishes the sword and forcefully clutches his rival's head by the hair. Dressed in the humble clothing and fur of a shepherd, he has tied the weapons of his duel around his waist: a net containing rock and a rope slingshot. This painting shows the painter's ability to combine Caravaggesque naturalism and the expressive intensity of painters in Milan. ## Related artworks - [David with the Head of Goliath \(detail\)]() - [Ecce Homo]() - [Landscape with Mountains]() - [Portrait of a Gentleman]() - [Portrait of a Gentleman with a Sword]() - [St Jerome]() - [St John the Baptist in the Desert]() - [St Onofrio]() - [Study for an Angel]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()