The central theme of Rembrandt’s painting was the unrivaled and fateful beauty of his biblical heroine. As recounted in 2 Samuel: 11-12, the Old Testament’s King David secretly espied the ...
and if so, what kind of king? Neil MacGregor reflects on one of the National Gallery's most important paintings. Listen as Neil MacGregor and the Rev Lucy Winkett reflect on one of Rembrandt's ...