Scene in which a full-length female nude occupies the center of the composition. To the viewer's right, in the background, a dressed young woman and in the background, to the left, a male bust appears in the darkness of the background. The work is also called "florinda y don rodrigo" or "don rodrigo and la cava", and tells the story of how the visigoth king don rodrigo forgot himself, his country and his religion when he saw la cava, from his window, bathing. There are several theories about the origin of the legend, which could well be arabic or castilian. In the work, formal correctness and a meticulous study of lights are imposed, it is part of the historicist current far from the avant-garde positions of the moment and dominated by the classical roman influence. Furthermore, this work is a copy of the painting by isidoro lozano kept in the royal academy of fine arts of san fernando in the city of madrid. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: between circa 1856 and circa 1877. Dimensions: height: 138 cm (54.3 in) ; width: 97 cm (38.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museum of Navarre. David y Betsabé o la Cava saliendo del baño, de Salustiano Asenjo (Museo de Navarra)
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