David with the Head of Goliath
1634
unspecified
From the collection of Norton Simon Museum
1634
unspecified
From the collection of Norton Simon Museum
Dominant colour
David with the Head of Goliath is a 1634 unspecified by Gioacchino Assereto, a Early Baroque Italian work, depicting David, held at Norton Simon Museum.
In the painting, a young man stands in the foreground, dressed in a red tunic over a green shirt. He holds a sword in his right hand, with the blade pointing upwards. The man's left hand grasps the hair of a bearded man's severed head, which rests on the ground in front of him. The young man's facial expression is somber, and he looks directly at the viewer. The background of the painting is dark, which highlights the figures in the foreground. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of quiet contemplation. The painting's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume, drawing the viewer's eye to the central figures. To learn more about the artistic technique of chiaroscuro, look up the term next.
Gioacchino Assereto (1600 – 28 June 1649) was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period and one of the most prominent history painters active in Genoa in the first half of the 17th century.
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