Category Archives: Painting
David and Goliath as lovers in Caravaggio, Paul Cadmus, Charlie White, Matthew Stone, and David Dalla Venezia
In one of a series of depictions of David and Goliath, the Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610) painted David holding the freshly decapitated, blood-dripping head of Goliath: The well-known twist to this panting is that … Continue reading
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, Goliath, Painting, Photography
Walk in the Emek Refaim Street – Angela Keller (2002)
The oil painting by Angela Keller, “Walk in the Emek Refaim Street”, portrays what is one of the main streets in Jerusalem. In modern Hebrew, “Emek Refaim” is usually understood as “Valley of the Giants”, which gives an amusing slant … Continue reading
A Land that Eats Its Inhabitants: Transformations of a Biblical Motif in the Paintings of Ludwig Blum
In The Jewish Press, Menachem Wecker considers whether Ludwig Blum, in his portrayals of Israel as a land which overwhelmed its early Zionist settlers, was conscious of Numbers 13.32. And they produced an evil report about the land which they explored, … Continue reading
Filed under Biblical Giants, Numbers 13-14, Painting
Steampunk Goliath versus David
Marc Cortez (Scientia et Sapientia) posted this picture yesterday, of a street urchin David facing a Steampunk Goliath (click on the picture for full size): Gotthammer (Steampunk Scholar) has a few comments on the picture, including the manner it has adapted the biblical … Continue reading
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, Goliath, Painting
Using the new Google Art Gallery Viewer … to find Giants
Google have taken their street-view technology inside in order to provide views of art galleries and museums. Google Art Project allows virtual walk throughs of famous art galleries – including MoMA, the Rijksmuseum, and the Uffizi. It also allows quite detailed and clear … Continue reading
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, Goliath, Painting
