Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
1655
oil
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
David with the Head of Goliath is a 1655 oil by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, a Baroque work, depicting Beheaded Head, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a man holding a head, with a quiet landscape behind him. The man is David, from a famous Bible story. This painting is interesting because it's made with a special process that lets the artist create only one copy. Check out the technique of chiaroscuro to learn more about how artists use light and dark to create depth in their work.
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (baptized 23 March 1609 – 5 May 1664) was an Italian Baroque painter, printmaker and draftsman, of the Genoese school.
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