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Plato con la batalla de David y Goliat

629–30
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301
En la escena superior David desafía a Goliat y en el centro ambos están en plena lucha. David parece estar a la defensiva, pero el avance de sus hombres y la retirada de los soldados de Goliat preludian su victoria. En la parte inferior, un David triunfador corta la cabeza del gigante (1 Samuel 17:41–51). Este es uno de los nueve platos del denominado Tesoro de Chipre que representan escenas de la vida de David en un estilo clasicista. Fueron hechos en Constantinopla durante el reinado de Heraclio (610–641); seis de ellos están en el Metropolitan y tres en el museo arqueológico de Chipre. El programa iconográfico tal vez identifica al emperador como el nuevo David tras su decisiva victoria sobre los persas en 628–629, que resultó en la recaptura de Jerusalén.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Plato con la batalla de David y Goliat
  • Fecha: ca. 629–630
  • Geografía: Constantinopla
  • Cultura: Bizantino
  • Material: Plata
  • Dimensiones: Diám. 49,4 cm, p. 6,6 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Número de inventario: 17.190.396
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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