Why it matters
The boy David fastens the severed head of Goliath by the hair; the light catches David's leg, arm and flank, while everything else is dark.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1600.
- Caravaggio painted it while living with Cardinal del Monte.
- Later versions are in Vienna and the Galleria Borghese.
Based on the Wikipedia article David and Goliath (Caravaggio) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
