David may sorrow, but even in his compassion he bears the burden of the dispensation of justice firmly. Caravaggio's sardonic representation of himself as Goliath is despairing. It is a harrowing portrait, streaming blood, the forehead bruised and the eyes uncoordinated, the lingering spark of life in the left eye extinguished in the dull, unfocused, sightless, and lifeless right.
The contrast of this image with the vigor of David's youth is between death and life, not only of the body but also of the soul. Caravaggio has portrayed himself as damned. But his criminal escapades and the sexual irregularity intimated in his early pictures were too banal to have in themselves inspired such a sobering image.
David with the Head of Goliath is a painting by Caravaggio, which has been dated as early as and as late as It was in the collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese in Moreover, there is a document of connected to the payment for the frame of a work having similar sizes.
More recently it has been hypothesized that David is a portrait of the painter rejuvenated, which makes this painting a double self-portrait. Moreover, there is an assumption that the boy is the same model as the one who posed for St John the Baptist. David and Goliath Caravaggio, Rome. May 21, Caravaggio , Paintings.
Rome version is the last one of three paintings Caravaggio created in respect to best known Bible story David and Goliath and has all characteristics of Tenebrism and Baroque Era. David and Goliath Rome was created in , when approximately the artist lost his life due to fever. The original canvas is held by Galleria Borghese , Rome Italy.
As last David painting of Caravaggio, Rome version differs from the others by having a self portrait of Caravaggio as Goliath. Besides the fact that these three masterpieces are not defined as triptych , they have the features of being a slideshow of Caravaggio's life and its effects on artist's baroque style. David with the Head of Goliath Analysis.
Contrary to Vienna version , Caravaggio placed himself into the position of Goliath instead of David because of feeling guilty. Young shepherd David, as innocent and fair boy, cuts the head of evil with his own sword according to the religious story, where 1 Samuel 17 KJV mentioned in the Bible. By having killed by David, Caravaggio probably wanted to reveal his inner self due to his crimes up to , including homicide of Italian guy named Ranuccio Tomassoni because of a disagreement on the tennis court.
Rome verison of David with the Head of Goliath in Galleria Borghese, reveals Caravaggio's feelings and artist replaces himself with the evil Goliath to show his pardon to community. David the Young Shepherd The days artist passed while waiting an answer from the pope by virtue of his pardon, probably made him more paranoid and depressive during he was in Naples Napoli and Malta. This time, Caravaggio has done what he attempted in early period painting David with the Head of Goliath Madrid.
Contrary to David image in Vienna version , Caravaggio attributed a sad face expression to David because of his behavior, instead of showing the victory triumphantly. Caravaggio's purpose of using this abbreviation on his sword, still remains unknown. He probably wanted to show his pardon to public or gratitude to pope who had forgiven him. The balance of light and dark , is ideal as other Caravaggio paintings regarding David and Goliath story.
As to Goliath, Caravaggio wanted to bring out violence that has always been a part of his life. The face of Goliath bears a striking resemblance to portraits of Caravaggio as an adult.
Some suggest that David is the younger version of Caravaggio, which may bring about the interpretation of the painting as a portrayal of the self-destructive nature that Caravaggio had. Another theory is that the figure of David is actually that of a young art assistant who lived with Caravaggio, and who may have also been his lover.
Regardless of the identities of those portrayed in this intense painting, the emotion with which the painting is charged is still palpable today.
The conflict of small vs. The painting is currently on display at the Galleria Borghese in Rome where it has remained since being sent there by a penitent Caravaggio as a plea to the Pope to remove the price on his head. The Pope did grant his request, but Caravaggio died of a fever before receiving the news.
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