EditorialNude at the Bathtub, ca. 1890?1900, French, Bronze, wood frame, 5 15/16 x 5 5/16 in. (15.1 x 13.5 cm), Medals and Plaquettes, Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier (French, Paris 1856?1909 Neuilly), Charpentier was a friend and admirer of Edgar Degas, whos...
EditorialNude at the Bathtub, ca. 1890?1900, French, Bronze, wood frame, 5 15/16 x 5 5/16 in. (15.1 x 13.5 cm), Medals and Plaquettes, Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier (French, Paris 1856?1909 Neuilly), Charpentier was a friend and admirer of Edgar Degas, whos...
EditorialJean Paul Marat, politician and publicist, dead in his bathtub, assassinated by Charlotte Corday,1792. In 1793,David gave this painting to the Convention. For a studio-copy see 40-11-16 / 62. Oil on canvas,165 x 128 cm Inv.3261.
EditorialGuest bath with marble bathtub at Villa Kerylos, model of a Greek villa around 450 BCE, built by French art-historian and archaeologist Theodore Reinach, 1905. The tub, as well as all the furniture, are copies of antique originals. See 14-02-06 / 30-41.
EditorialPark of Schwetzingen palace, built by elector Carl Theodor of the palatinate and Bavaria (1724-1799). The " bathhouse", a small villa with sunken bathtub and quiet rooms for relaxing.
EditorialBathtub excavated from the thick layer of ashes-Acro-tiri, Thera Island, Greece. The eruption of the volcano on Thera around 1450 BCE gave rise to the legend of the lost continent of Atlantis. The catastrophe may have caused the end of Cretan culture.