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The Women's Bath
8 3/4 x 9 3/16 in. (22.2 x 23.3 cm)Hans Springinklee
Germany (1490-1495 - ca. 1540)
original artist
Object Type:
Print
Medium and Support:
Woodcut
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. James H. Lockhart, Jr.
Accession Number:
1975.45
Location: Not currently on view
Collection:
Lockhart Collection
Reverse copy after a drawing by Albrecht Dürer.
Public baths for both men and women enjoyed great popularity in Renaissance Germany; women’s baths in particular were frequent subjects of artists like Albrecht Dürer and his followers. Images of female nudity often carried erotic overtones, as seen here in the woman at center, who gazes directly at the viewer while turning her body in a frontal pose. These depictions of the female nude sometimes carried moral and menacing messages, as they were also used to portray women as prostitutes and witches.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
Public baths for both men and women enjoyed great popularity in Renaissance Germany; women’s baths in particular were frequent subjects of artists like Albrecht Dürer and his followers. Images of female nudity often carried erotic overtones, as seen here in the woman at center, who gazes directly at the viewer while turning her body in a frontal pose. These depictions of the female nude sometimes carried moral and menacing messages, as they were also used to portray women as prostitutes and witches.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
Bibliography
Reference: F. W. Hollstein, "German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts ca. 1400-1700," Amsterdam, 1954--: VII: p. 272
Provenance
Dr. and Mrs. James H. Lockhart, Jr., Geneseo, New York; their gift to the Gallery in 1975
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- An Exhibition of 100 Prints and Drawings from the Collection of James H. Lockhar Carnegie Institute 5/4/1939 - 6/30/1939
- Old Master Prints from the Permanent Collection 2/25/1981 - 3/27/1981
- Master Prints & Drawings: Gifts from a Private Collection 3/27/1984 - 5/20/1984
- The Delighted Eye: Gifts from an Anonymous Connoisseur 8/18/1987 - 10/25/1987
- For the Enjoyment of Art: Gifts of Dr. and Mrs. James H. Lockhart, Jr. 12/9/1995 - 5/12/1996
- The Renaissance Print: Art and Culture in Germany and the Low Countries Memorial Art Gallery 12/7/2001 - 3/3/2002
- It Came from the Vault: Rarely Seen Works from MAG's Collection 3/17/2013 - 6/9/2013
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Candace J. Adelson, ed. For the Enjoyment of Art: Gifts of Dr. and Mrs. James Lockhart, Jr.. Rochester, New York: University of Rochester Press, 1995.
- Article Author: Washburn, Gordon Bailey, and Robert McDonald. Article Title: The James Lockhart Collection of Prints and Drawings. Article Scope: Mention. Carnegie Magazine. Pittsburgh, PA: The Carnegie Institute Volume Number: XXXII, Issue Number: 2. Issue Date: February 1958. Page Number: 42
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Robert McDonald. An Exhibition of 100 Prints and Drawings from the Collection of James H. Lockhart, Jr. . Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Institute, 1939.
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It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue
Entry for this artwork in the It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue. The exhibition ran from March 17-June 9, 2013