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| Keywords: Paris Bordone - David and Bathsheba - Walters 372371.jpg 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 Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 271 398 between 1540 1549 Renaissance oil on canvas Painted surface cm 114 145 accession number 37 2371 18623 Mrs Donald B Hebb Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of Mrs Donald B Hebb 1956 place of origin Venice Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Paris Bordone David and Bathsheba Paintings of David and Bathsheba Paintings of Old Testament figures 1540s oil on canvas paintings in the United States 1540s paintings from Italy 1540s paintings in the United States Black and white reproductions of paintings in color 16th-century religious paintings in the United States Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1540s religious paintings | ||||
