06 versions, Interpretation of the bible, Artemisia Gentileschi’s Bathsheba at her bath, with Footnotes – #188

Artemisia Gentileschi, Rome 1593 – 1654 Naples
Bathsheba at her bath

Oil on canvas
80½ by 61¼ in.; 204.5 by 155.5 cm.
Private collection

According to the Hebrew Bible, “Bat Sheva,” , “daughter of the oath”; was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah. She is most known for the Bible story in which she was summoned by King David who had seen her bathing and lusted after her…

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