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MEMLING, Hans: Bathsheba

🖼 Bathsheba, 1485
Oil on wood
191 × 84 cm
Stuttgart, Germany

Luminous flesh tones and intricate detail characterize this Flemish panel depicting Bathsheba bathing, rendered with jewel-like precision. Memling transforms the biblical seduction narrative into an intimate domestic scene, reflecting 15th-century Northern European humanism and the period's fascination with depicting luxurious interiors and female beauty.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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