David Beckham's Tattoos and Their Meaning
David Beckham's Tattoo Collection Is a Love Letter to His Family
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On his left pec, Beckham has intricate artwork of Jesus being carried up from his tomb by three cherubs. Mark Mahoney created this piece in 2011, and the football star revealed its emotional relevance to him in a now-deleted Facebook video, saying that the cherubs are supposed to represent his three sons. "It's Jesus being carried by three cherubs, and obviously the cherubs are my boys, and so my thought of it is that at some point my boys are going to need to look after me, and that's what they're doing in the picture. It means a lot," he stated.
A detailed replica of Gustave Doré's popular painting "The Agony in the Garden" sits on Beckham's right pec.
A small cross representing his religious faith is inked at the centre of his sternum.
Located on his right ribcage is a script tattoo of what appears to be a long Biblical passage. Though, given its small text font size, it's hard to make out exactly what it reads.
In 2015, Beckham visited tattooist Mark Mahoney at Shamrock Social Club to get a hyper-realistic eagle tattoo that starts below his left armpit and stretches up to his back. "RISE ABOVE," he simply captioned his Instagram showcasing the piece.
"1975" is tattooed in a small font on his left ribcage, which is the year the football star was born.
In 2015, Beckham shared a first look at the "We Love You Daddy" script on his left ribcage, scribbled in the handwriting of his children. "The boys expressing how they feel about daddy ❤❤❤," he wrote in the caption of the image.
Placed directly below the "1975" piece is the text "Mum & Dad" in beautiful cursive script.
Beckham got a Native American Chief tattooed wearing a traditional headdress. The piece is inked on his left ribcage, below his armpit. In 2021, his eldest son, Brooklyn, also got a matching design inked on the inside of his right forearm.
An elaborate ship design is tattooed on Beckham's right ribcage. It's a matching ink he shares with his father, who has it placed on his arm.