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Gilded bronze statuette of a young David in a short tunic holding a sword, standing over the severed head of Goliath on an oval base.

David with the head of Goliath

A small gilded bronze statuette shows a youthful David standing in a short tunic and belt, one hand on his hip and the other gripping a long sword whose blade curves down beside him. At his feet lies a severed head on an oval base, and the figure's relaxed contrapposto pose gives the figure a quiet, composed presence.

Artist
Bartolomeo Bellano
Date
1470–80
Medium
Bronze, later oil gilding
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3001 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1480).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of C. Ruxton Love Jr., 1964

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