SC - CA 13- Dining in the tub.

[Alderton, Philippa]

I've been waiting for Ras to get back so I could post this. This is from CA
13, page 10, above a picture of a lady and a gentleman playing in a large
tub, with two more ladies bringing in a ewer and a plate.

" The Crusades, along with their many other influences, brought back to
Europe a practice that certainly influenced the appearance of nudes in art:
public baths. European baths started before 1100 and were initially
segregated, but not for long. By the 13th century in England baths and
brothels were interchangeably called "stewes". The baths were a constant
target of moral reformers, and were sporadically banned altogether, or at
least segregated again. These interludes of decency do not appear to have
ever lasted very long. Tubs sized for two people seem to have been the rule.
Aside from providing a subject featuring nudes, baths provided a source of
figure studies for artists."

And that's it, in CA 13.


Phlip

Nolo disputare, volo somniare et contendere, et iterum somniare.

phlip at morganco.net

Philippa Farrour
Caer Frig
Southeastern Ohio

The World's Need

So many Gods, so many creeds,
So many paths that wind and wind,
When just the art of being kind
Is all this sad world needs.

- - Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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