tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post5415175311480796262..comments2024-03-26T13:03:33.696+00:00Comments on British Art: Alfred Stevens - The Bath, c.1867Hermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-30694874493165721582011-04-03T16:34:53.833+01:002011-04-03T16:34:53.833+01:00Shes actually a prostitute posing for him. Women d...Shes actually a prostitute posing for him. Women didnt wear clothes in the bath but the flowers she is holding, because they are facing down is a signal to say she is not available (to the viewer) and because health wasnt a big issue in those days men would pay extra to watch prostitutes bathe before having sex with them, it was like a foreplay.Francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733805648222917600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-62539220124257854122011-04-03T16:33:28.753+01:002011-04-03T16:33:28.753+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733805648222917600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-44093475929653386152011-03-31T12:51:03.517+01:002011-03-31T12:51:03.517+01:00and carry roses - good point.and carry roses - good point.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-85573622801379605032011-03-30T22:32:07.940+01:002011-03-30T22:32:07.940+01:00I'm baffled by seeing the strap of some underg...I'm baffled by seeing the strap of some undergarment. Did women of this period actually wear underwear in the bath?Smurfswackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807173070389349098noreply@blogger.com