David twists at the instant before he lets fly the stone at Goliath, lips clamped, brow knotted, sling pulled taut. Carved in a matter of months in 1623–24 for Cardinal Scipione Borghese, it breaks with Michelangelo's poised, waiting David: this one launches into the space around it, making the viewer part of the action.
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Bernini is said to have used his own face for David's bitten lip and frown. At his feet lie King Saul's discarded armour and a harp.
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