David

Workshop of Severo da Ravenna

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture depicts a young man standing, looking down at a large, decapitated head that rests sideways by his feet. He is dressed in a short tunic-style outfit and is holding a long sword in his right hand, with his left hand on his hip, grasping a curving horn. He has a bag or satchel hung across his body, and a small sling hangs from it, loaded with a small round ball. The man has long, wavy hair. The head at his feet has a small round crater in its forehead. The sculpture is made of a dark-brown material.