Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

Title: Women's Bath
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Description: This image is a counterpart fo Dürer's study of a male bath house. Here he captures the nude female body in a number of varied positions to showcase his talent for depicting the human form as in the classical tradition. Some women look out to the viewer enticingly. One fingers her hair and throws a sidways glance while the woman in the foreground smiles coyly as she bathes an older, obese woman. Other women appear oblivious to the viewer and continue with their routine, providing a sense of voyeuristic pleasure.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public Domain
Subject (See Also): Bath Houses Bathing Classical Influences Nude
Geographic Area: Germany
Century: 15
Date: 1496
Related Work: Men's Bath, a related drawing by Durer can be viewed on the Athenaeum website: http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/full.php?ID=33590
Current Location: Bremen, Kunsthalle,
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Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Drawings
Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Pen
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Height/Width/Length(cm): 231mm/226mm/
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