Rubens has sketched the horrible moment when David kneels on Goliath's back and cuts off his head, having felled him with a stone from his sling. There are other drawings by Rubens in which David raises his sword above his head in order to administer the final blow with more force. Rubens probably took his inspiration from a fresco by Giulio Romano that he saw during a visit to the Palazzo del Tè in Mantua.
Specifications
| Title | David Slaying Goliath |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Pen and brown ink |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 160 mm Height 219 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Peter Paul Rubens
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| Accession number | V 41 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1610 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck en tijdgenoten (2001) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Peter Paul Rubens
Siegen 1577 - Antwerpen 1640
The Antwerp painter Peter Paul Rubens was appointed court artist to the Duke of Mantua in Italy at a young age. In 1603 he travelled to Madrid, where he was...
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