David and Bathsheba

1540-1549 (Renaissance)

145 cm 114 cm 2.7 cm

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This scene depicts the story of Bathsheba as described in the Old Testament book of 2 Samuel (11:2). Bathsheba was the wife of one of King David’s military commanders, and here, King David surreptitiously violates her privacy by gazing at her from his palace while she bathes....

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Owned by Mrs. Donald B. Hebb, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 1956.
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