Plate 11: Bathsheba interceding with David for Solomon, from Genesis 27, after a lost fresco in the basamento of Bay 11 of the Vatican Loggia 1650 - 1677

"Plate 11: Bathsheba interceding with David for Solomon, from Genesis 27," is an etching by Pietro Santi Bartoli dating from 1650-1677. The etching depicts the biblical story of Bathsheba pleading with King David to make their son Solomon his heir, following the death of their previous son, Absalom. The scene takes place in a room, with David reclining on a bed and Bathsheba kneeling before him. Bartoli's drawing is based on a lost fresco located in the Vatican Loggia, illustrating the popularity of Renaissance interpretations of biblical tales. The print is currently part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.