Bottom View of Bathsheba

Detail of Bathsheba, by Simon Bening, Leaves from the Hennessy Hours, fol. 143v, mid 1530s.

The gown is in red damask, and the kirtle skirt showing beneath is blue, which differs from both the sleeves in yellow or gold, or the upper portion of the kirtle that is seen here.

Image from the book Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe, by J. Paul Getty Trust (2003). Page #469. Getty Publications. Los Angeles, CA, USA. Paperback edition. ISBN #0-8923-6704-0.

With thanks to Lady Teleri of Gwynedd, aka Barbara Perrotta, for the loan of her wonderful book.