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David Victorious over Goliath

David Victorious over Goliath

1722
(Italian, 1652–1725)
Italy, Florence, 18th century
terracotta
Overall: 41.3 x 47.6 x 31.5 cm (16 1/4 x 18 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.)
Gift of Harold T. Clark in memory of Mrs. William B. Sanders 1966.126
Location: 301 Baroque Sculpture Mezzanine

Did You Know?

David was a popular figure in Florentine art and often embodied civic liberty.

Description

This terracotta model was used to cast part of a series of bronzes on religious subjects. Foggini depicted David humbly, a compelling contrast to the more traditional Florentine approach of David as a proud victor. The subject of David was especially important because he had long symbolized Florence: the city was often able to overcome its larger rivals, much like David defeated the giant Goliath.
  • Venuti Collection (Florence, Italy), 1724
    Kurt Rossacher (Salzburg, Austria), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 143 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 143 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 142 archive.org
  • Detroit, MI: Detroit Institute of Arts, The Twilight of the Medici, March 25-September 29, 1974, cat. no. 11, repr. p. 49 (also traveled to Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy).
    The Twilight of the Medici: Late Baroque Art in Florence, 1670 - 1743. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (organizer) (March 15-June 5, 1974).
    Florence and the Arts: Five Centuries of Patronage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 13-September 19, 1971).
    CMA, 1971: Florence and the Arts - Five Centuries of Patronage, July 13 - Sept. 19, 1971, cat. no. 38, repr.
    "Nota de quadri e opere de sculture...SS. Nonziata," Florence, 1724, p. 8.
    CMA, 1966: "Golden Anniversary Acquisitions," Bulletin, LIII (September 1966), p. 277, no. 9, repr. p. 233.
  • {{cite web|title=David Victorious over Goliath|url=false|author=Giovanni Battista Foggini|year=1722|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.126