Harem Bath

Harem Bath by the French painter Théodore Chassériau,(1819-1856).

Oriental Esther

Esther Preparing Herself to Meet King Ahasuerus La Toilette d'Esther (1841) by the French Neoclassical painter Théodore Chassériau,(1819-1856). Despite the exotic oriental subject the clear lines of Neoclassical art are still dominant.

Andromeda

Andromeda and the Nereids (1840) by the French painter Théodore Chassériau,(1819-1856).

Chassériau was a Student of Ingres whose classical influence is here evident.

Théodore Chassériau

Susanna bathing (1839) by the French painter Théodore Chassériau (1819-1856).

Chassériau treats this old biblical subject in a more exotic and orientalistic manner. That was the new romantic view.

Théodore Chassériau

Here a scene called "The Harem Bath" by the french painter Théodore Chassériau (1819-1856), who specialised in historical and exotic scenes, which he normally mixed up.