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David with the Head of Goliath (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012.136.91)

Etching and engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael, ca. 1515 to 1516, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2012.136.91

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An etching and engraving titled "David with the head of Goliath," by Marcantonio Raimondi after a composition by Raphael, ca. 1515 to 1516, showing David holding the severed head of the Philistine giant Goliath after their combat in the Book of Samuel. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 2012.136.91, Drawings and Prints department, Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011.

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Depicted Subject
David holding the severed head of the Philistine giant Goliath after their combat, an episode from the Book of Samuel, First Samuel chapter seventeen. 1
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Samuel, Figures

This source names Samuel directly: "after their combat in the Book of Samuel."

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Goliath, Figures

The Met's own title for this print names Goliath outright as the figure whose severed head David displays, "David with the head of Goliath," and the museum's own tags confirm Heads and David, a narrative identification rather than a bare tag.

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