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Bathsheba at Her Bath

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Oil on canvas (1654) by Rembrandt van Rijn, depicting Bathsheba reading King David's letter summoning her to court. The model is believed to be Hendrickje Stoffels. Held at the Louvre, Paris.

Scholarly Significance

Major Rembrandt biblical work at the Louvre, pivotal for psychological realism and use of a live model (Hendrickje Stoffels).

Notes

·The model is widely believed to be Hendrickje Stoffels, Rembrandt's common-law wife.
·Bathsheba's expression—contemplative, perhaps resigned—is a hallmark of Rembrandt's psychological depth.
·Signed and dated 1654 lower right.
·Acquired by the Louvre from the collection of Louis La Caze in 1869.