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The Tepidarium
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The Tepidarium

Lawrence Alma-Tadema
1881
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The story

A Roman bathhouse let Alma-Tadema paint a reclining nude without being called indecent. It was considered for a Pears Soap advertisement, and Lord Leverhulme gave it to his gallery in 1922.

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Object details

Title
The Tepidarium
Artist
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Date
1881
Culture
British
Medium
Oil on panel
Object type
Paintings
Collection
Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight
Credit line
Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number
EFA.0233
Original image
2499 × 1796 px
Source record
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License evidence
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