David en Goliath. Ontwerp no. 4
Jacques Lipchitz
The Old Testament describes the battle between the young David, the future king of Israel, and the giant Goliath, who had challenged the Israelites. David, of course, went on to kill Goliath with a stone from his sling.
In this sculpture, Lipchitz depicts their fight as an expression of his anxiety about his own era. He wrote that, by choosing this theme, he wanted to convey his ‘hatred of fascism’ and his conviction that ‘David, who stands for freedom, would triumph over Goliath, representing oppression’. The sculpture was displayed as a plaster model at the exhibition De Olympiade Onder Dictatuur (D.O.O.D.) in Amsterdam in 1936.
Makers
Translated title
David and Goliath: Maquette No. 4
Collection
Production date
1933
Library
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Dimensions
32 x 16 x 13cm.
Material
patinated bronze
Object number
BA 186
