# David Victorious over Goliath

- By: Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652–1725)
- Date: 1722
- Medium: terracotta
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: Overall: 41.3 x 47.6 x 31.5 cm (16 1/4 x 18 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.)
- Culture: Italy, Florence
- Credit line: Gift of Harold T. Clark in memory of Mrs. William B. Sanders
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.126)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.126/1966.126_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This terracotta model was used to cast part of a series of bronzes on religious subjects. Foggini depicted David humbly, a compelling contrast to the more traditional Florentine approach of David as a proud victor. The subject of David was especially important because he had long symbolized Florence: the city was often able to overcome its larger rivals, much like David defeated the giant Goliath.