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David with the Head of Goliath, 1620
By Alessandro Turchi (1578–1649)
Oil on canvas
Louvre Museum, Paris

In this dramatic canvas, Alessandro Turchi captures the stillness after violence.
David, not yet a man but no longer a boy, gazes outward with quiet resolve. At his side lies the severed head of Goliath — the monstrous adversary brought down by faith and a single stone.

The contrast is stark: youthful skin against the weathered face of the giant, innocence beside brutality. David’s expression does not exult; it reflects the burden of triumph, the weight of destiny suddenly placed upon fragile shoulders.

Turchi’s mastery lies in the tension between serenity and horror. The delicate handling of light softens the gruesome trophy, transforming the scene from spectacle to meditation. This is not the glory of conquest, but the solitude of a hero who realizes that victory always comes at a cost.