" The painting can be compared with the " David with the Head of Goliath " in the Galleria Borghese , which dates from either 1607 or 1609/10 ( see previous posting together with biography ) The two are very similar - Caravaggio frequently explored a subject in multiple variations , notably his many versions of John the Baptist - but the Vienna painting is less 'dark ' in mood , the David more triumphant than the introspective and oddly compassionate David of the Borghese , and the head of Goliath , widely excepted as a self-portrait of the artist in the Borghese , is more generic .
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Monday 28 November 2011
' David with the Head of Goliath ' Caravaggio ( Italian 1571 - 1610 ) Oil on wood circa 1607
" The painting can be compared with the " David with the Head of Goliath " in the Galleria Borghese , which dates from either 1607 or 1609/10 ( see previous posting together with biography ) The two are very similar - Caravaggio frequently explored a subject in multiple variations , notably his many versions of John the Baptist - but the Vienna painting is less 'dark ' in mood , the David more triumphant than the introspective and oddly compassionate David of the Borghese , and the head of Goliath , widely excepted as a self-portrait of the artist in the Borghese , is more generic .
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