- Source: Bathsheba at the Fountain
Bathsheba at the Fountain is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens completed around 1635.
Subject
The central figure is Bathsheba, a character from the Bible. She was the wife of Uriah the Hittite. The story, related in 2 Samuel 11 describes how King David, who is shown as a small figure on a balcony in the top left corner, saw Bathsheba bathing and fell in love with her. This painting shows her receiving the letter from David, inviting her for a discreet meeting being delivered.
Bathsheba is attended by a maid who is combing her hair. There is also an African servant who is delivering David's letter. A dog is at her feet. Bathsheba is smiling and looking into the distance.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Directors Guild of America Award untuk Penyutradaraan Film Fitur Terbaik
- Academy Award untuk Sinematografi Terbaik
- Bathsheba at the Fountain
- Bathsheba
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Kunstlump
- The Three Graces (Rubens, Madrid)
- The Battle of the Amazons (Rubens)
- The Descent from the Cross (Rubens, 1612–1614)
- The Fall of the Damned
- The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
- Massacre of the Innocents (Rubens)
