Dear visitors, The work Impression, Soleil levant (Sunrise) by Claude Monet is on loan at Musée d'Orsay from 26th March until 14th July 2024, and then at National Gallery of Washington, from 8th September 2024 until 19th January 2025.
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CLOVIO Giulio
Le Combat de David et Goliath

entre 1557 et 1561 3e quart 16e siècle
parchemin ? (peint, doré) H. 29 cm ; l. 21.2 cm
inv. M-6120
don Wildenstein Daniel (donateur) (1981 acquis)
In the depiction of the fight between David and Goliath seen here, the handling of the muscles, the watercolor hues and the use of foreshortening are all Michelangelesque traits. The influence of monumental painting is also perceptible in the representation of The Virgin Mary, The Infant Jesus, Saint John the Baptist, and Seven Figures, for which the artist has chosen to isolate his painting from the text rather than work it around decorated initials.