David (Bernini)

David
Artist	Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year	1623–24 (1623–24)
Catalogue	17
Type	Sculpture
Subject	David
Dimensions	170 cm (67 in)
Location	Galleria Borghese, Rome
Coordinates	41°54′50.4″N 12°29′31.2″E / 41.914000°N 12.492000°E / 41.914000; 12.492000
Preceded by	Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo
Followed by	Apollo and Daphne (Bernini)

David is a life-size marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The sculpture was one of many commissions to decorate the villa of Bernini's patron Cardinal Scipione Borghese – where it still resides today, as part of the Galleria Borghese. It was completed in the course of eight months from 1623 to 1624.

The subject of the work is the biblical David, about to throw the stone that will bring down Goliath, which will allow David to behead him. Compared to earlier works on the same theme (notably the David of Michelangelo), the sculpture broke new ground in its implied movement and its psychological intensity.