Golyat - a giant Philistine warrior from the city of Gath, described in the Old Testament. According to the Bible, his height was supposed to be as much as six cubits and one span (about 3 meters). He died by the hand of David, who defeated him with a stone thrown from a slingshot Then a skirmisher named Goliath from Gath left the Philistine camp. It was six cubits and one span high. He wore a bronze helmet and wore bronze scale armor weighing five thousand shekels. 6 He also had bronze greaves on his legs, and a brown curved knife in his hand. His spear shafts were like a weaving shaft, and its point weighed six hundred shekels of iron. He was also preceded by [a squire] carrying a shield. Facing the meeting, he shouted these words to the Israeli army: "Why are you lining up in battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you are servants of Saul? Choose a man from among you who will come against me. If he can fight me and defeat me, we will become your slaves, and if I can overcome him, you will be our slaves and you will serve us ”. Then the Philistine added: “I have insulted the army of Israel today. Give me a man, we will fight each other ». In Christian iconography, David's victory over Goliath symbolized Christ's victory over Satan. Caravaggio was mainly interested in the moment when Goliath's head was cut off, which was an expression of humiliation of the defeated enemy. The painting was created in the early days of the painter's work, when he was staying in the house of Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte. David was introduced as a young boy. His body is illuminated by light, and a surprising calmness is visible on his face. With dexterity, he ties a strap around the hair of his opponent's severed head so that he can easily carry it to Saul. Completely different emotions are seen on the severed head of Goliath visible in the foreground. Behind her is his massive body clad in armor. The face of the mighty man expresses terror, his eyes are open and his mouth is frozen in an inexpressible scream [1]. On the forehead of Goliath there is a visible wound from being hit by a stone. There is only darkness around the characters, which emphasizes even more the meaning of the whole scene - the fight between good and evil. In the later years of Caravaggio's work, he took up the subject of David and Goliath twice; each time fascinated by the moment when the giant's head was cut off. The first picture entitled David with the head of Goliath was created in 1607, another two years later.