Artwork
Le Bain
Le Bain is a paint print by the Baroque artist Louis-Marin Bonnet. It dates from 1764 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Le Bain is a color stipple print created by Louis-Marin Bonnet in 1764.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts an intimate scene of a nude woman seated on a chair, assisted by another woman in a red dress. The setting is a domestic interior with a green curtain and screen in the background.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in color stipple, a technique characteristic of 18th-century printmaking. Its style is associated with the Rococo period, marked by delicate, detailed, and intimate scenes, rather than the dramatic lighting of the Baroque style.
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