David Vanquishing Goliath
By Marius-jean-AntoninMersie, French, 1845 - 1916.
First modeled in clay 1872, a skilful study of anatomy and realism, Antonin Mercié’s sculpture depicts the aftermath of the biblical shepherd David’s dramatic felling of the giant Goliath with a slingshot. Mercié spent the volatile years surrounding the Franco-P