David

Pietro Magni, 1851

David is about to sling a stone at the giant Goliath. The sculpture is a political statement, for the biblical figure of David symbolizes the Italian general and patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi, who freed the city of Milan from the might of the Habsburg Empire (‘Goliath’). The innovative, realistic style of this David won Pietro Magni the prestigious Canonica prize. He proudly recorded this on the tree trunk.

  • Artwork typesculpture
  • Object numberBK-B-84
  • Dimensionsheight 182 cm x height 183 cm x width 115 cm x depth 63 cm, height 85 cm x width 85.5 cm x depth 134 cm, width 115 cm x depth 63 cm, weight 725 kg, weight 976 kg
  • Physical characteristicswit marmer

Identification

  • Title(s)

    David

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-B-84

  • Description

    Hij staat met de slinger in de rechterhand gereed om de steen te werpen.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘Premio Canonica die Pietro Magni, Milanese MDCCCLI’

Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: Pietro Magni, Milaan

  • Dating

    1851

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wit marmer

  • Dimensions

    • height 182 cm x height 183 cm x width 115 cm x depth 63 cm
    • height 85 cm x width 85.5 cm x depth 134 cm
    • width 115 cm x depth 63 cm
    • weight 725 kg
    • weight 976 kg

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of A.M. Verschuer-Brants, Heemstede

  • Acquisition

    gift 1901

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • R. Ferrari (red.), "Vado a Brera" : artisti, opere, generi, acquirenti nelle Esposizioni dell'800 dell'Accademia di Brera, Brescia 2008.
    • Jaarverslag Rijksmuseum (1901), p. 3.

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