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David and Bathsheba

Paris Bordone (Italian, 1500-1571) (Painter)
1540-1549 (Renaissance)
oil on canvas
(Renaissance Europe )

As described in the Old Testament book of 2 Samuel (11:2), King David gazes at Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, from the roof of his palace while she bathes. The king's infatuation with Bathsheba will lead him to order her husband's death and take her as his wife. Later, God causes Bathsheba's and David's newborn son to die as punishment.

Venetian painters, such as Bordone, were particularly known for their ability to paint beautiful, seductive women. The painting is characteristic of Bordone's fondness of fantastic architectural settings and deep perspective.

For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 271, p. 398.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

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

Exhibitions

2017 Die Poesie der venezianischen Malerei - Paris Bordone, Palma il Vecchio, Lorenzo Lotto, Tizian (The Poetry of Venetian Painting: Paris Bordone, Palma il Vecchio, Lorenzo Lotto, Titian) . Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg.
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Italy, Venice (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Painted surface H: 44 7/8 × W: 57 1/16 × D: 1 1/16 in. (114 × 145 × 2.7 cm); Framed H: 58 7/8 × W: 71 1/2 × D: 4 5/16 in. (149.54 × 181.61 × 11 cm)

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Gift of Mrs. Donald B. Hebb, 1956

Location in Museum

Charles Street: Third Floor: 16th-Century Italian Art

Accession Number

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37.2371

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