Two scenes set inside elaborate frames and sculpture work; at top a triumphal procession with three men at center carrying Goliath's severed head on a spike, David following behind, at bottom King Saul seated at center watching David walk away holding his sling; after the frescoes by Pietro da Cortona in the Palazzo del Pigneto, Rome

Girard Audran French

After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) Italian

1668

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Two scenes set inside elaborate frames and sculpture work; at top a triumphal procession with three men at center carrying Goliath's severed head on a spike, David following behind, at bottom King Saul seated at center watching David walk away holding his sling; after the frescoes by Pietro da Cortona in the Palazzo del Pigneto, Rome
Artist: Girard Audran (French, Lyons 1640–1703 Paris)
Artist: After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
Published in: Rome
Date: 1668
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 21 13/16 × 11 7/8 in. (55.4 × 30.1 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.4310
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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