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David drawing Goliath's Sword
Sculptor: Tacca, Ferdinando (Uncertain)
Copper alloy, probably bronze, cast, patinated, and formerly gilt
Copper alloy, probably bronze, formerly gilt. Cast, with thick dark brown patination darkened to black on the inner surfaces and much rubbed on the outer, probably of 19th century origin. A nude youth with abundant flowing hair striding forward and looking downwards to his front, in the act of drawing an exceptionally large sword from a sheath, which is not attached by any belt or strap to his person. A piece of fringed cloth is draped over his left forearm, and he stands on a flat rectangular raised base.
History note: Sotheby's, London, 13 December 1979, lot 248; bt Alex Wengraf Ltd, London; sold to the Friends of the Fitzwilliam, with Grant-in-Aid from the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980.
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 23.1 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1980) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
17th Century, Mid#
Circa
1640
CE
-
1660
CE
Decoration
probably bronze
Copper alloy
Bronze
Casting (process)
: Bronze, cast, patinated and originally gilded
Patinating
Accession number: M.20-1980
Primary reference Number: 14001
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_20_1980
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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