After the Bath - Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1889Oil on canvas, 41 by 32.5cm.,16 by 12&
After the Bath - Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1889Oil on canvas, 41 by 32.5cm.,16 by 12¾in.Gérôme had visited Bursa in modern-day Turkey in 1879, but already the genre of the Turkish bath was well established. Delacroix, Ingres, and Chassériau had received critical acclaim for their various nudes set in Turkish interiors. Ingres’ famous rendition of this subject in 1862 is an exotic fantasy of voluptuous flesh and writhing bodies. In contrast, After the Bath seems devoid of lasciviousness, the figure seen in a quiet moment of solitude. [x] -- source link
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