David triumphant over Goliath

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This is a statue of David triumphant over Goliath made by Giuseppe Maria Mazza. Giuseppe Maria Mazza (1653 – 1741) was one of the leading sculptors of Bologna, Italy, in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was trained as a painter, but is best known for his fine sculptural work in terracotta and stucco. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Maria_Mazza    The adolescent figure of David rises above the lifeless body of the defeated figure of Goliath, hoisting up the giant’s severed head in a display of improbable triumph. The ingenious composition, with the mass of drapery below, provides a support for David's confident posture and shows the dramatic contrast in scale between the figures, specifically the two heads.