Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Rouen, 1495-1503
MS M.261 fol. 61v

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David and Bathsheba: Bathsheba bathing -- Bathsheba, nude, covering genitals with right hand, stands in pond surrounded by bushes and trees. David, crowned, and another man witness scene from window in building.
Scene framed by illusionistic architectural border decorated with two statues of male figures.