BATHING WOMAN - By Various Artists (HD)

A woman undressing to take a bath is at her most vulnerable — alone, half-nude, self-absorbed, unprepared for prying eyes.
For centuries, however, women experienced the ordinary act of washing in less than complete solitude.
Women of a certain class were rarely alone, even when attending to the most intimate parts of their bodies.
Their lives were, in a sense, communal property, especially those of wealthier women who until the mid-19th century were the ones most frequently depicted in the artwork.

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