Bathsheba
Bathsheba c1570s af den italienske maler Giovanni Battista Naldini (1535 – 1591) of the Mannerist Style
This painting of of the Biblical Tale of Bathsheba the wife of the Hittite Uriah and mother of Solomon, shows her being bathed by her handmaidens; while in the far distance on top of the courtyard building, we see a man looking at her, presumably King David who is lusting after her.
Dette er en retoucheret digital kunst, som gamle mestre gengiver et billede af det offentlige domæne.
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Giovanni was born in Fiesole Italy in 1539 and began at the age of 10 years began his apprenticeship at the studio of Jacopo Carucci (1494 – 1557).
Three years after the death of Carucci in 1557, Giovanni went to Rome for several months and was recruited to work for Giorgio Vasari (1511 – 1574) i 1562.
He then created two Mannerist pieces for the Studio of Francesco I in the Palazzo Vecchio; which were the Allegory of Dreams and the Gathering of Ambergris.
He would later also create many other religious paintings, alter pieces and frescoes.