File:Caravaggio - David con la testa di Golia.jpg

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Summary

Artist



Alternative names	Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Birth name: Michelangelo Merisi Italiano: Michelangelo Merisi, detto il Caravaggio
Description	Italian painter
Date of birth/death	29 September 1573	18 July 1610
Location of birth/death	Milan	Porto Ercole
Work period	1593 - 1610
Work location	Rome, Naples, Malta, Sicily
Authority control	WorldCat

Description

English: David with the head of Goliath.

Italiano: David con la testa di Golia.

Français : David tenant la tête de Goliath

Date

1606-1607

Medium

painting

English: oil on canvas

Français : huile sur toile

Dimensions

125 x 101 cm

Current location

Rome, Museo e Galleria Borghese

Credit line

user:Lafit86

Source/Photographer

Own work

Licensing

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File usage

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Caravaggio

Metadata

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Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop 7.0
File change date and time	16:29, 28 November 2012
Colour space	Uncalibrated

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