David with the Head of Goliath (Castagno)

David with the Head of Goliath
Italian: David con la testa di golia
ArtistAndrea del Castagno
Yearca. 1450–1457
TypeTempera on leather on wood
Dimensions115.5 cm × 76.5 cm (45.5 in × 30.1 in)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

David with the Head of Goliath is a painting on a parade shield of leather and wood by the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea del Castagno, created around 1450–1457.[1][2] It measures 115.5 x 76.5 (at the top) and 40.6 (at the bottom) centimeters. It is now in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.[3]

  1. ^ The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica, N/A (14 August 2014). "Andrea del Castagno". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 29 March 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Barolsky, Paul (Winter 1989). "THE SIGNIFICANT FORM OF CASTAGNO'S "DAVID"". Notes on the History of Art. 8 (2).
  3. ^ "David with the Head of Goliath, c. 1450/1455". The National Gallery of the Arts. Retrieved 4 May 2023.