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![MarioNawfal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1319287761048723458.png) Mario Nawfal [@MarioNawfal](/creator/twitter/MarioNawfal) on x 2.3M followers
Created: 2025-07-25 08:00:00 UTC

🇮🇹 WHEN ART BECOMES A CONFESSION: IS THIS BLOODY MASTERPIECE A BEG FOR MERCY?

Forget superhero movies. This is the OG redemption arc: Caravaggio paints the biblical clash of David and Goliath…and makes Goliath’s severed head his own face.

David’s expression isn’t triumph, it’s pure “was this even worth it?” energy, turning a victory scene into a moral gut punch.

The sword reads, “Humility kills pride,” basically the Renaissance version of dropping the mic after a confession.

And if rumors are true, this wasn’t just art. 

It was a Hail Mary bribe to the Church to forgive him for actual murder, the 1600s equivalent of posting a viral apology video with your career on the line.

Source: @mattieolivier

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