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The Toilet of Bathsheba (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 14.40.651)

Christian Art

An oil on wood panel titled "The Toilet of Bathsheba," by Rembrandt, 1643, showing Bathsheba being attended by a servant, the moment from the Second Book of Samuel that precedes King David's summons of her. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 14.40.651, European Paintings department, Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913.

Facts
Physical Form
Medium
Oil on wood by Rembrandt, 1643, Metropolitan Museum of Art 14.40.651 1
Classification
Object Type
Painting 1
Medium (class)
Oil painting 1
Connections

Associated With

Samuel, Figures

This source names Samuel directly: "the moment from the Second Book of Samuel that precedes King David's summons of her."

Source The Toilet of Bathsheba, accession 14.40.651 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Belongs to Tradition

Judaism, Religions
Source The Toilet of Bathsheba, accession 14.40.651 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Bathsheba, Figures

The Met's own title for this panel names the subject outright, "The Toilet of Bathsheba," and the museum's own Getty AAT-linked tag confirms Bathsheba, a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.

Source The Toilet of Bathsheba, accession 14.40.651 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Authored By

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.

Sources
1. The Toilet of Bathsheba, accession 14.40.651 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 14.40.651
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    An oil on wood panel titled "The Toilet of Bathsheba," by Rembrandt, 1643, showing Bathsheba being attended by a servant, the moment from the Second Book of Samuel that precedes King David's summons of her.
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