Monday, November 2, 2009

The Toilet

On Georgiana's Gossip Guide I have been writing about about the popular theme of a lady at her toilet or toilette in 18th century art, particularly in France. Not only did it allow artists to portray sensual subject but it gave them a reason to portray nudes in a modern setting. This genre was a common theme through much of art history and can be seen in artwork from around the world.

Giovanni Bellini, Young Lady at her Toilet, 1515, ITALIAN

School of Fontainebleau, Lady at her Toilet, 1585–1595 FRENCH in the ITALIAN style

Diego Velazquez, The Toilet of Venus, 1647-51, SPANISH

Gerard ter Borch, A Lady at Her Toilet, c. 1660, DUTCH

Jan Steen, A Woman at Her Toilet, 1661, DUTCH

Anonymous, A Lady at her Toilet, c. 1700, INDIAN

Philip van Dijk, Lady Attending to her Toilet, 1725, DUTCH

Hyderabad Artist, A Girl at her Toilet, c. 1730-50, INDIAN


Francois Boucher, Woman at her Toilet, 1769, FRENCH

Berthe Morisot, A Lady at Her Toilet, 1875, FRENCH

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Madame Poupoule at her Toilet, 1898, FRENCH

Arthur Hacker, Nude Woman at her Toilet, 1918, ENGLISH
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  6. Danielle RoseOctober 30, 2015 at 6:50 AM

    It's amazing the difference in how the female body is portrayed in the 18th and 19th century versus now. How easy in fine art to "repaint" a model in a different light (and perhaps they did!), yet still beautiful curves and folds are in every nude. I wonder what (if anything) they did "adjust for" in their paintings, or if they were always true to their subjects for the sake of art (although I imagine that wasn't always the case, particularly not in portraits-for-hire).

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  7. Composting Toilet 2019March 30, 2019 at 12:57 AM

    Thank you so much for this wonderful article really!

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