Iconographic analysis of the theme of "Bathsheba Bathing" in Books of Hours of 15th and 16th Century

Authors

  • Elsa Guyot Université de Montréal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/1593-2214/381

Keywords:

Iconography, Bathsheba, Book of Hours, Old Testament

Abstract

In the light of biblical exegesis and medieval literature, this paper proposes an iconographic analysis of the theme of "Bathsheba Bathing" as it appears in Books of Hours. From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, pictorial representations of this Old Testament scene experienced a boom justified by the underlying eroticism of this episode in which David surprises Bathsheba as she is performing a ritual purification bath. The illuminations that we study reflect the encounter between the Christian tradition and humanistic culture.

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Published

2013-04-12

How to Cite

Guyot, Elsa. 2013. “Iconographic Analysis of the Theme of ‘Bathsheba Bathing’ in Books of Hours of 15th and 16th Century”. Reti Medievali Journal 14 (1):263-87. https://doi.org/10.6092/1593-2214/381.

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Essays

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