Painting Women Unclothed and semi-clothed
May 1st 2010 11:56
JOHN GODWARD: Painting Women Unclothed and semi-clothed
Author: NAVAL LANGA
John William Godward (1861 – 1922) was a British painter. When we look at the collection of his paintings, we would not miss noticing the neoclassical costumes. The women in his painting would wear these costumes and the artists would paint it with precision, keeping the particular era in mind.
Among his painting s there are masterpieces that depict women in their natural beauty. Unclothed woman was a favourite subject of John Godward after he had acquired mastery over the art of painting. In his painting we can see influence of the paintings of Lord Frederick Leighton. One of the worth mentioning paintings done by Godward is The Tepidarium.
Tapidarium is a bathing place where the floor or the walls get heating. It was customary in ancient Rome to enjoy bathing in such a tepidarium. I t was system of taking a warm bath. Many artists have taken this subject for painting. One painting by the master artist Lawrence Alma Tadema was also based on this theme.
If we look at the painting Tepidarium by Godward, we can see that he has shown more than the ancient bathing system. Like other unclothed or semi-clothed women painted by him, in this art piece a fully unclothed woman seems coming out of her bath. The vibrant red colour used to enhance the sensual element of the women figure has done its job. There has been a trend to paint classical themes during late Victorian period. Subjects chosen by John Godward reflect the influence of that trend. For that reason he is named as one of the great Victorian Neo-classicist artists.
WOMEN BY GODWARD
PAINTING CLOTH-LESS FEMALE
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