VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE
(b. 1591, Coulommier-en-Brie, d. 1632, Roma)

David with the Head of Goliath

c. 1627
Oil on canvas, 136 x 103 cm
Private collection

Two paintings, David with the Head of Goliath (private collection) and its pendant, Samson (Museum of Art, Cleveland) were commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini (1597-1679), nephew of Pope Urban VIII in 1627. Both paintings were later extended along the lower edge