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Bathsheba in the Bath

Cornelis Massys

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene from biblical times. A woman sits on the edge of a stone bath or fountain. She is topless. A woman on the right approaches her and pours water over her. The woman on the left’s body faces right. Her head is turned left. Her right arm is bent at the elbow and on the edge of the bath. Her left arm extends out behind her. A cloth wraps around her waist. A man on the left walks towards her. Two other women stand behind the woman on the right. A man on the right holds a sheet or towel. He stands under a colonnade with 5 columns. A man on the left looks on. The background shows buildings, one with a clock tower, and a cloudy sky.

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1139 × 893 px
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