Court garden with David and Batseba Hortorum Viridariorumque elegantes and multiplicis formae (series title) Gardens of the minne (series title), A court garden. Batseba can be seen in the middle of the print, bathing by a fountain. King David (top left) sees her from his rooftop terrace (2 Samuel 11: 2). He sends a messenger (bottom left) with the instruction to bring Batseba to the palace (2 Samuel 11: 4). The messenger then brings the message to the still bathing Batseba. A monkey (sinfulness) and two peacocks (pride) watch the events. The print is part of an album, garden of love, court of

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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