Bathing Woman by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine

The comparison with “Bathsheba”, which was written at the same time and almost certainly depicts the same model – Hendrickje Stoffels, involuntarily suggests itself. Associations with bathing even recall Susanna,

Bathsheba by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine

This work on the biblical theme illustrates the scene from the second book of Kings and is considered one of the best works of Dutch realism in 17th-century portrait painting.