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David with the head of Goliath

Statue
16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Bandinelli, Baccio (maker)
Place of origin
Florence (made)

Statuette, marble. Male figure, nude, with feet on bearded head.


Object details

Categories
Satire
Christianity
Object type
Statue
TitleDavid with the head of Goliath
Materials and techniques
Marble
Marble
Brief description
David attributed to baccio bandinelli; Marble Italian (florentine) 16c first quarter
Physical description
Statuette, marble. Male figure, nude, with feet on bearded head.
Dimensions
  • Height: 118.1cm
Object history
Bought from Rosenberg and Stiebel.
Subjects depicted
David
Goliath
Bibliographic reference
Recent Acquisitions. Burlington Magazine, CXIV, No. 831, June 1972, fig. 119.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.1-1972

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O349855/david-with-the-head-of-statue-bandinelli-baccio/
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