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Bathsheba at her bath

Placido Costanzi XVIII sec. d.C.

The subject with King David surprising Bathsheba at her bath from the terrace is recurrent in the 18th century.

Technical information

Author: Placido Costanzi
Title: Bathsheba at her bath
Date: XVIII sec. d.C.
Material and technique: Oil on canvas
Size: 83x65,5 cm
Location: Palazzo Pretorio Museum
Second Floor, Mezzanine

The artwork is a fine example of the “paintings in chiaro” that were fashionable in Rome in the 18th century: it is very classical while the colours are glossy and bright.
The theme of amorous seduction should be interpreted following the idea of time, in a mystical key, i.e. with David in the guise of Jesus Christ being thunderstruck by the Church purified by baptism, represented by the figure of Bathsheba at the bath.