"De Balneis" - a recap
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Marco posted some good comparisons upthread, that include the columns and pairing:

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And this was posted on Ellie Velinska's site, which includes someone in noble headgear to the right of the bathers:

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The nymphs within archways from Balneis were also posted on David's? site:

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Diane posted this on her recent blog:

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I don't see very much similarity between the body types, the hair color or styles, the style of drawing, the solid dark water, the square bathing area, or other aspects of the Asiatic bathers in Diane's example when compared to the VMS or the Balneis illustrations.

The VMS nymphs are chubby (or pregnant) blondes wearing braids and rolled headdresses that were very common in many parts of Europe and are standing in lightly painted water in rounded more naturally shaped bathing areas (and under archways) as are found in the Balneis illustrations. The only similarity I see is that it's a communal bathing pic with figures gesturing.
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"De Balneis" - a recap - by ReneZ - 13-09-2017, 06:49 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by -JKP- - 13-09-2017, 07:20 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by Koen G - 13-09-2017, 07:22 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by ReneZ - 13-09-2017, 10:35 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by MarcoP - 13-09-2017, 04:17 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by -JKP- - 13-09-2017, 11:11 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by ReneZ - 13-09-2017, 02:34 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by ReneZ - 13-09-2017, 06:40 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by MarcoP - 13-09-2017, 07:31 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by Koen G - 13-09-2017, 10:11 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by Diane - 23-10-2017, 08:37 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by -JKP- - 23-10-2017, 08:42 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by VViews - 23-10-2017, 09:40 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by -JKP- - 23-10-2017, 09:49 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by MarcoP - 30-10-2017, 04:43 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by -JKP- - 30-10-2017, 05:03 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by Koen G - 30-10-2017, 04:52 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by MarcoP - 30-10-2017, 06:26 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by Koen G - 30-10-2017, 06:45 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by MarcoP - 30-10-2017, 06:57 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by -JKP- - 31-10-2017, 02:10 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by Koen G - 31-10-2017, 02:51 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by MarcoP - 31-10-2017, 11:52 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by Koen G - 31-10-2017, 12:17 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by -JKP- - 31-10-2017, 01:42 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by VViews - 01-11-2017, 01:35 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by bi3mw - 11-11-2017, 08:16 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by -JKP- - 27-11-2017, 05:38 AM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by -JKP- - 03-02-2018, 05:36 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by bi3mw - 01-01-2020, 07:17 PM
RE: "De Balneis" - a recap - by Koen G - 01-01-2020, 07:40 PM

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