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
  • Dimensionswidth 115 cm x depth 63 cm, height 182 cm x height 183 cm x width 115 cm x depth 63 cm, weight 976 kg, weight 725 kg, height 85 cm x width 85.5 cm x depth 134 cm
  • Physical characteristicswit marmer