Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, perhaps Paris, between 1500 and 1510
MS M.89 fol. 67r

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David and Bathsheba: Bathsheba bathing -- Bathsheba, nude, stands in stream. On bank is fountain and servant, seated, holding cloths in her lap. In window of palace in background is David, crowned.
Floreate margins inhabited by two fantastic animals.