At The Bath
Theodoros Ralli margolari greziarraren bainuan (1852 – 1909); who was known for is genre scenes, landscapes and portrait paintings.
This is a beautiful portrait painting of an alluring young lady in a bath house that is relaxing while taking a steam bath.
Her hair is wrapped with a heavy multi toned brown towel and her body is covered in an off white full length wrap that goes from just above her breast down to her legs.
She is seated on a blue tiled square like bench that has at is center a polygonal enclosure that contains steaming water; while she holds her closed fist up to the sides of her face and head in a stretching pose.
There is light streaming from the right of the scene that illuminated her chest, part of the left side of her face, her left forearm and lap; casting shadows on the other parts of her upper and lower body.
In the background we can see a large arched wall with an enclave that has in it a ceramic or metal water vase, and to the far left of the enclave is a passage way, with a smaller arch; and the steam bath scene is completed with steam vapors rising and floating throughout the room.
Domeinu publikoko irudi baten erreprodukzioa da ijetzitako mihise inprimatua sarean.
Artistari buruz
Theodoros Ralli studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Nikiphoros Lytras (1832 – 1904), eta gero Parisera joan zan, Frantzia, non bere artelanak inpresionisten eragina izan zuen eta genero eszenetan ikus daitekeena, paisaiak eta erretratuak; eta bere artelanetan argia eta giroa harrapatzeko zuen gaitasunagatik ezaguna zen.
Theodoros taldeko kidea zen “Municheko eskola” Greziako artisten, Greziako gai tradizionalak estilo modernoago eta errealistago batekin uztartu nahi izan zituena. Greziako eta Europako hainbat egunkari eta aldizkaritan ere ilustratzaile gisa lan egin zuen.