WORK RICH IN DYNAMISM, DAVID DEL BERNINI WAS COMMISSIONED TO THE ARTIST, BY CARDINAL ALESSANDO PERETTI WHO INTENDED TO INSERT IT IN THE GARDEN OF HIS PRIVATE VILLA. THE LATEST DEAD PREMATURELY, THE WORK WAS TAKEN OVER BY CARDINAL SCIPIONE CAFFARELLI-BORGHESE, WHO FINISHED THE SCULPTURE, THE PLACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF HIS VILLA, TODAY HEADQUARTERS OF THE BORGHESE GALLERY.
UNIQUE NARRATOR, BERNINI IS ABLE TO SYNTHESIZE A BIBLICAL STORY IN A SINGLE IMAGE, WHICH IS SHOWN BY DAVID, WHO IS ABOUT TO THROW THE STONE AT HIS ENEMY GOLIA.