id:			156298
accession number:	1992.131
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.131
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David Triumphant over Goliath, late 1400s - early 1500s. Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528). Bronze; overall: 7 x 5.8 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee 1992.131

title:				David Triumphant over Goliath
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creation date:			late 1400s - early 1500s
creation date earliest:		1480
creation date latest:		1520
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creditline:			Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee
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culture:	Italy, late 15th-early 16th Century
technique:	bronze
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 7 x 5.8 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary
	opening date:   1992-10-27T04:00:00
	<i>Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee (Cleveland Heights, Ohio), by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1992.
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A triumphant David, clad only in his helmet, stands next to the body of his opponent, the Philistine giant Goliath. David holds the sling that incapacitated the giant, allowing him to seize Goliath's sword and sever his head. On the right, a figure, possibly David's friend Jonathan, holds Goliath's body, while his severed head rests at David's feet. As his pseudonym may indicate, Moderno operated at the forefront of the classical revival in the early 1500s. David's body especially owes much to the classical tradition, with heroic frontal nudity that recalls ancient sculptures of ideal youths. The distinct lack of ornament, and the bold use of empty space characterize Moderno's style, where, instead of simply recreating classical prototypes, he reinterpreted and shifted them to produce dramatic compositions.

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