David with the Head of Goliath

c. 1655

Dating: Approximate
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: monotype printed in brown on laid paper
Dimensions: sheet: 34.8 x 24.8 cm (13 11/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1977.30.1
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

David with the Head of Goliath — Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. c. 1655.

Medium: monotype printed in brown on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 34.8 x 24.8 cm (13 11/16 x 9 3/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1977.30.1. Andrew W. Mellon Fund.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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