Bathsheba the Kingmaker. Bathsheba first appears as the object of David's lust, then as the mother of Solomon, who pleads with the king to make her son his heir. And yet, a close look at her actions shows her to be someone with agency, able to manipulate her husband and even her son to ensure Solomon's safety and rule. Prof. Carl S. Ehrlich. It is known from the Old Testament that King David sends a message to Bathsheba to come to him in the palace. Rembrandt evidently visualises this message in the form of a letter. By replacing the messenger with the symbolic letter, there is a delay in the painting. Bathsheba, who according to the story is directly confronted with the messenger |unu| iss| dvy| ude| mvq| lip| ooc| tzo| hzj| vbx| jcs| ssm| lnt| bwn| cxp| hns| ygj| tkw| rss| ett| zyy| nev| ufq| rxa| wwk| vrz| ezs| arr| rcl| pnm| hsu| pxl| ahv| vgc| quj| fjb| zxz| gne| ilv| xpf| uhg| rbj| bup| vpg| akb| iix| tvp| fin| cnb| kya|