It is executed as the academic program on a theme “David throwing a stone”. For this statue in 1878, Bach received the second gold medal. David – an ancient Israeli king of the early X century BC. e., the history of the reign of which is set forth in the Bible. He killed the giant Goliath, throwing a stone at him and hitting him on the forehead. The history of David served as a source of themes for art.
Related Paintings 
David – Nikolai Bach 
David – Nikolai Bach 
The Appearance of the Three Angels to Abraham at the Oak of Mambria by Karl Bryullov 
Guy playing a swag by A. V. Loganovsky 
David and Goliath by Michelangelo Merisi and Caravaggio 
Self-Portrait by Jacques Louis David 
Meeting David and Abigail by Joachim Eteval 
Distribution of eagles by Jacques Louis David
David – Nikolai Bach David – Nikolai Bach The Appearance of the Three Angels to Abraham at the Oak of Mambria by Karl Bryullov Guy playing a swag by A. V. Loganovsky David and Goliath by Michelangelo Merisi and Caravaggio Self-Portrait by Jacques Louis David Meeting David and Abigail by Joachim Eteval Distribution of eagles by Jacques Louis David