Bathsheba at Her Bath (Hayez)
1834 painting by Francesco Hayez
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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]
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| Artist | Francesco Hayez |
| Year | 1834 |
| Type | Oil on panel, religious art |
| Dimensions | 107 cm × 77 cm (42 in × 30 in) |
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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]
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