SOLIMENA, Francesco
(b. 1657, Canale di Serino, d. 1747, Barra)

Bathsheba Bathing

c. 1725
Oil on canvas, 103 x 129 cm
Residenzgalerie, Salzburg

The painting, an example of Solimena's theatrical-decorative style, depicts the moment when King David, standing on a balcony to the left, first sees Bathsheba in the nude, surrounded by her maidservants, and, dazzled by her beauty, falls in love with her.




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