Bathsheba at Her Bath (Hayez)
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| Artist | Francesco Hayez |
| Year | 1834 |
| Type | Oil on panel, religious art |
| Dimensions | 107 cm × 77 cm (42 in × 30 in) |
| Location | Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan |
Bathsheba at Her Bath (Italian: Betsabea al bagno) is an 1834 history painting by the Italian artist Francesco Hayez.[1] It depicts the biblical story of Bathsheba who is spied bathing by the Israelite king David her future husband. It was a popular theme for artists from the Renaissance era onwards.[2] Hayez painted the scene in the style of the ascendant romanticism of the 1830s. He had earlier produced a painting of Bathsheba for William I of Württemberg featuring a very different composition.[3]
While the original 1834 version of the work is now in a private collection, a second produced in 1845 is now in the collection of the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan.[4]
References
- ^ Mazzocca p.234
- ^ Jones, Murray & Murray p.144-45
- ^ "Francesco Hayez (Venice 1791-1882 Milan)". Christie's. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ^ "Betsabea al bagno. Bethsabea al bagno". Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali. Ministry of Culture (Italy). Retrieved 2025-02-24.
Bibliography
- Bietoletti, Silvestra. Neoclassicism and Romanticism. Sterling Publishing Company, 2009.
- Jones, Tom Devonshire, Murray, Linda & Murray, Peter. The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Art and Architecture. OUP Oxford, 2013.
- Mazzocca, Fernando . Francesco Hayez: catalogo ragionato. F. Motta, 1994.