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Bathsheba, Jacob Binck — Bathsheba, 16th century
Jacob Binck
Engraving
Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1926 P.11,000
Not on View
Bathsheba was bathing one hot day when King David spotted her from his balcony. Powerless against her beauty, he bowed to temptation and "lay with her" (2 Samuel 11:4). She was blamed for not refusing David and for unleashing the powers of sin: Bathsheba became pregnant, David had her husband murdered, and the baby died as God's punishment. Here the small, dark openings in the architecture resemble so many eyes spellbound, like David, by Bathsheba's nakedness.

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Title: Bathsheba
Dated: 16th century
Artist: Jacob Binck
Nationality: German
Artist Life: about 1500-1569
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 4 x 6 1/4 in. (10.16 x 15.88 cm) (image)
Credit: Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1926
Accession Number: P.11,000
Medium: Engraving
Country: Germany
Century: 16th century
Provenance: Albertina L. 5g; Colnaghi, Knoedler
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Prints
Catalogue Raisonne: B.6; Holl. 11
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