The original painting was presented to the French king Louis XIV in 1715 by Nicolas Giudice, clerk of the apostolic court, and later a cardinal, and is now displayed at the Louvre in a gold frame on an elaborate pedestal that allows viewers to walk around it and see both sides. Daniele\u2019s style is aligned with that of Michelangelo\u2019s in that his treatment of the subject is strongly volumetric with attention to the musculature of the figures, posed with heroic gestures as they fight for their lives. These compositions show David preparing to strike the final blow in front of a tent, similar to Michelangelo\u2019s painting of this subject in a fresco in the Sistine Chapel.<\/p>\n
Daniele Ricciarelli da Volterra was an Italian painter and sculptor in the late Renaissance Mannerist style. He was born in Volterra and studied in Siena with Giovanni Antonio Bazzi and Baldassare Peruzzi, and accompanied the latter to Rome in 1535. There he worked as an assistant to Pierino del Vaga. His major break came when he befriended Michelangelo, who assisted him with designs for his work and helped him obtain commissions and patronage, including a position as superintendent of the works of the Vatican under Pope Paul III in which capacity he served from 1547 until the pope\u2019s death in 1549. There he finished the ornaments of the Sala Regia. Among his finest productions were the series of frescoes for the Capella Orsini in the church of the Trinit\u00e0 dei Monti, especially the Descent from the Cross<\/strong> (c. 1545). He is also known for his two-sided painting The Battle of David and Goliath (<\/strong>also known as Victory of David Over Goliath<\/strong>) (c. 1555) now in the Louvre, and Massacre of the Innocents<\/strong> (c. 1557) at the Uffizi Gallery. Among his important bronzes is a sensitive portrait bust of Michelangelo. In 1565, the Vatican commissioned Daniele to add clothing and fig leaves to the nude figures on Michelangelo\u2019s fresco of The Last Judgment<\/strong> in the Sistine Chapel, earning him the satirical nickname Il Braghettone (the Breeches-maker).<\/p>\n Beno\u00eet Audran I was a member of a large family of French artists that included his grandfather, father, uncles, brothers, and his son, who was also named Beno\u00eet Audran. He was trained by his uncle Girard Audran, and completed over 200 prints, including engravings of paintings by masters such as Le Brun and Lef\u00e8bvre. He also contributed engraved vignettes to books, notably a series of illustrations of Daphnis and Chlo\u00e9<\/strong> (1718) after compositions by the Regent, Philippe II, Duke of Orleans. Audran was admitted to the Royal Academy in 1709.<\/p>\n Dedication: \u201cA Monseigneur le Prince de Chelamar, Commandeur de Caravaca dans l\u2019Order de St. Jacques, Gentilhomme de la Chambre de S.M. Catholique, Ministre de son Conseil priv\u00e9, Grand Ecuier de la Reine, et Ambassadeur en France. e&c.\u201d<\/p>\n [To My Lord the Prince of Chelamar, Commander of Caravaca within the Order of St. Jacques, Gentleman of the Chamber of S.M. Catholic, Minister of his private Cabinet, Great Squire of the Queen, and Ambassador in France.]<\/p>\n Full publication information: \u201cBeno\u00eet Audran graveur ordin\u2019re du Roy, dedie cette copie d\u2019une des deux peint\u00fbres de Michel Ange Buondrotta qu\u2019occuppent les surfaces d\u2019une grande pierre, representant le m\u00eame sujet du combat de David et de Goliath en deux differentes attitudes, laquelle a et\u00e9 present\u00e9 par son Ex\u2019ce a Louis le Grand, \u00e0 Marly le 25 Juillet de l\u2019anne\u00e9 1715 au Nom de Monseig\u2019r Judice son frere, Grand Ma\u00eetre du Palais Apostolique. A Paris ch\u00e9s Le Pere et Vaul\u00e9e rue St. Jacques \u00e0 la ville de Rouan.\u201d<\/p>\n [Beno\u00eet Audran, engraver ordinaire to the king, dedicates this copy of one of the two paintings of Michaelangelo Buonarotti which occupies the surfaces of a large stone, representing the same subject of the combat of David and of Goliath in two different poses, which was presented by His Excellency to Louis the Great, at Marly, the 25 of July of the year 1715 in the name of Lord Judice his brother, Grand Master of the Apostolic Palace. Published in Paris on the premises of Le Pere et Vaul\u00e9e, St. Jacques Street in the town of Rouan.]<\/p>\n Condition: Generally very good with the usual overall light toning, handling, wear, soft creases. Some minor paper and glue residue backside, at the four corners, or traces thereof, apparently where formerly mounted to another sheet.<\/p>\n References:<\/p>\n \u201cAudran.\u201d The Grove Dictionary of Art.<\/em> New York: Macmillan. 2000. Artnet.com<\/em>. http:\/\/www.artnet.com\/library\/00\/0049\/T004934.asp (29 September 2009).<\/p>\n \u201cBeno\u00eet Audran I.\u201d The Grove Dictionary of Art.<\/em> New York: Macmillan. 2000. Artnet.com<\/em>. http:\/\/www.artnet.com\/library\/00\/0049\/T004938.asp (29 September 2009).<\/p>\n Duchesne, Jean. Mus\u00e9e de peinture et de sculpture ou recueil des principaux tableaux statues et bas-reliefs des collections publiques et particuli\u00e8res de l’Europe, Vol. 2.\u00a0<\/em> France: Audot, 1830. 94.<\/p>\n Williamson, George C., ed. Bryan’s Dictionary of Painters and Engravers.<\/em> London: G. Bell and Sons: 1930. Vol. 4, p. 227.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Daniele Ricciarelli da Volterra (c. 1509-1566) (after) Pair of engravings of the biblical story of David and Goliath illustrating the moment when David, having felled the giant with his slingshot, is about to behead Goliath with his own huge sword. The engravings are based on a large two-sided painting on slate that was long attributed to Michelangelo (that attribution included in the dedication on this print). 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\nBeno\u00eet Audran I (1661-1721) (engraver)
\nLe Combat de David et Goliath
\n[The Battle of David and Goliath]<\/strong>
\nLe Pere et Vaul\u00e9e, Paris: c. 1715
\nBlack and white engravings
\n14 x 16.75 inches, platemark
\n15 x 17.5 inches, overall
\n$950 the pair<\/p>\n