Bathsheba

Bathsheba is an 1827 history painting by the Italian artist Francesco Hayez. It features the biblical figure of Bathsheba in a nude scene, who is watched bathing by the Israelite king David. She is shown facing away from the viewer and wearing a single bangle on her arm while David can be seen at a high vantage point at the top of the painting. Numerous paintings had been produced from the Renaissance era onwards featuring the scene. It was the first of three paintings Hayez would produce featuring Bathsheba.