TRIUMPH THROUGH COURAGE - DAVID WITH THE HEAD OF GOLIATH
Valentin de Boulogne, David with the Head of Goliath and Two Soldiers, 1620/22, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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Valentin de Boulogne was born in the French town of Coulommiers and as a young man moved to Rome, where he spent the rest of his life and came into contact with the works of Caravaggio and his followers. He painted David with the Head of Goliath and Two Soldiers between 1620 and 1622.
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