2006-11-16 15:13:06 · 5 answers · asked by sweetsally906 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Light against Darkness.
Good against Evil.
Right against Wrong.
Notice how the only light part of the entire painting is David.
The background is dark, Goliath is dark, the foreground is dark.
In the end...LIGHT PREVAILS OVER DARKNESS.
In this painting...literally.
2006-11-16 15:26:55 · answer #1 · answered by Muinghan Life During Wartime 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
David Slaying Goliath
2016-10-19 05:23:00 · answer #2 · answered by heathjr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
David Slaying Goliath, c. 1616
Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish, 1577-1640
Oil on canvas
48-3/8 x 39 in. (122.9 x 99.1 cm)
The Norton Simon Foundation
Rubens chose to depict the moment when David, having felled the giant and taken possession of his sword, is about to sever the head of his adversary. The two monumental figures occupy nearly the entire painting, with only a fragment of the battle in the background. A strong circular motion (which will be completed with the impending swing of the sword) animates the composition and increases the tension of the drama. The attacking form of David and the prone Goliath are balanced against one another in a wonderfully calculated equilibrium. The background landscape extends into the vast distance, which is emphasized by the low line of the horizon. As a result, the dramatic foreground action is almost completely silhouetted against the sky, and is relieved and balanced only by the variation of color.
2006-11-16 20:01:08 · answer #3 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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How would you describe Peter Paul Rubens' "David Slaying Goliath" painting?
2015-08-13 16:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by Gustavus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I would describe it as 'do your own homework'. But I could be wrong.
2006-11-16 16:36:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heroic Romance says it all
2016-03-17 03:45:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋