"Baths at Caracalla"

Hello Arties....."Baths at Caracalla" 1899. The Romans took Greek bathing culture and raised it to a higher level .Their bathhouses became. 'Masterpieces of art'  in which the  customer could wander about, sampling each cold, hot, tepid or steam .” Roman baths became a social duty and also a sublime  sanctuary at where one could relax . The baths were a prime source  of entertainment  and 

Enjoyment  that evolved into a way of life ...Bathers were thoroughly indulged ...Oufff, There were copious amounts of sweating, scrubbing scraping, cleansing,oil anointing, splashing and plunging ...All very decadent and beautifully in captured by Alma Tadema. His aptitude for bringing life to his oil painted models shows an indisputable talent.

His languid Roman beauteous

belles are exquisite!