Bathsheba

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bathsheba

Jacob BinckLinkedCulture matchlcp-35634d1d84a4

Date
16th century
Medium
Engraving
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
48345

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Bathsheba was bathing one hot day when King David spotted her from his balcony. Powerless against her beauty, he bowed to temptation and lay with her (2 Samuel 11:4). She was blamed for not refusing David and for unleashing the powers of sin: Bathsheba became pregnant, David had her husband murdered, and the baby died as God's punishment. Here the small, dark openings in the architecture resemble so many eyes spellbound, like David, by Bathsheba's nakedness. Germany, Europe

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Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1926

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