David and Goliath (Artemisia Gentileschi)

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David and Goliath
Artemisia Gentileschi - David with the Head of Goliath, Hampel-116058045.jpg
Artist Artemisia Gentileschi
Yearc. 1630s
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions203.5 cm× 152 cm(80.1 in× 60 in)

David and Goliath is a painting of David and Goliath by the seventeenth-century artist Artemisia Gentileschi. It is currently held in a private collection in the United Kingdom, but is due to be auctioned in July 2025. [1]

The painting was only identified as being by Artemisia in 2020, after work done by art historian Gianni Papi and conservators at Simon Gillespie Studio. [2] The painting features Artemisia's name painted along the blade of David's sword. Previously, the painting was attributed to Giovanni Francesco Guerrieri, a student of Artemisia's father, Orazio Gentileschi. [3] [4] [5] [6] Recent research has indicated that this work was once part of Charles I's collection. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "David with the head of Goliath | Old Master and 19th Century Paintings Evening Auction | 2025". Sotheby's. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  2. 1 2 "David and Goliath by Artemisia Gentileschi". Simon Gillespe Studio. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Newly attributed Artemisia Gentileschi painting of David and Goliath revealed in London". www.theartnewspaper.com. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  4. ↑ Sanderson, David (2020-02-28). "David and Goliath painting revealed as an Artemisia Gentileschi". The Sunday Times. ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  5. ↑ Moorhead, Joanna (2020-02-29). "Artemisia Gentileschi, the baroque #MeToo heroine who avenged her rape through art". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  6. ↑ Papi; Chaplin; Gillespie (March 2020). "A 'David and Goliath' by Artemisia Gentileschi rediscovered". Burlington Magazine. 162.
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