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Bathsheba at Her Bath

ca. 1700
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 627

Painters visited Italy as a central part of their artistic education, often in the entourage and at the expense of Grand Tourists. Works like this one—which continue the tradition of depicting mythological subjects but begin to break down the robust Italian Baroque style into a lighter, more delicate mode—influenced French painters who would return to Paris and establish the style known as Rococo. Chiari based his composition on one by his teacher, Carlo Maratti.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bathsheba at Her Bath
  • Artist: Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari (Italian, Lucca or Rome 1654–1727 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1700
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 53 1/2 x 38 1/2 in. (135.9 x 97.8 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mario Modestini, 1993
  • Object Number: 1993.401
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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