Painting David with the Head of Goliath

Oil on canvas. Central Italian school of the 17th century. The painting recalls in its pictorial style the production of Angelo Caroselli (1585-1652), a Roman Baroque artist who was a painter, copyist, restorer, but also a pasticheur and expert in art, that is, a creator of paintings "in the manner of" - in the "technique" and "style" of a certain artistic time or of a certain author, even assembling "parts" taken from different paintings. Initially Caravaggesque in style, Caroselli later developed his own personal artistic language, which was copied by many minor artists. In this work, the fixed and almost exasperated expressiveness of the figure stands out, whose elegance of the seventeenth-century dress and the almost feminine features of the rosy face contrast with the crudeness of Goliath's head, bloodied, with the large cut wound standing out against the mortal pallor. The painting has been restored and relined, preserving the original wooden frame. It is presented in a contemporary wooden frame. Product condition: Product in good condition, shows small signs of wear. We try to present the actual condition as completely as possible with the photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, the description prevails. Frame dimensions (cm): Height: 124 Width: 100 Depth: 9 Work dimensions (cm): Height: 96 Width: 74 ARARPI0240139