# David with the Head of Goliath

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DESUBLEO, Michele](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/desubleo-michele-recf101b3231a75>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 99 x 84 cm

## Commentary

The present painting depicts a young man in a three-quarter pose, donning a feathered cap and holding a sword in his left hand. We find here obvious reminiscences of Caravaggio&#39;s painting. Nevertheless, Desubleo shows a clear tendency towards abstraction of form, pondering the classicising idealization of Domenichino&#39;s figures, and this would be one of the hallmarks of his art throughout his long career. This stylistic orientation makes Desubleo one of the leading exponents of Italian classicism.

## Related artworks

- [David with the Head of Goliath \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/desubleo-michele-recf101b3231a75/david-with-the-head-of-goliath-detail-r99e958b7ea51d1>)

## Attribution

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