King's Bath, Roman Baths, Bath, England
The Roman Baths of Bath, England are a fascinating locus of history. A natural hot spring known to to prehistoric peoples was developed by the Romans as a public bath in a small town, Aquae Sulis. The bathing rooms underwent cycles of decline and revitalization over subsequent centuries as the medieval city of Bath rose above the flowing springs.
This image appeals to me because of the honey colored stone above the celery-green water, the curious series of niches and the scattered arrangement of fussy architectural elements. The stone façade is from the Georgian period (late 18C) and would have been known to Jane Austin. The niches were actually private bathing booths for taking the curative waters. A pedestal holding a sundial stands before a Pump Room window. Two barely discernible heads of wide-eyed boys peer from a little window like ghosts from a long and storied past.
ART PRINTS: Archival pigment on 100% cotton rag paper with a white border. More about prints. Prints are unmatted and unframed. Choose from 3 sizes:
8” x 10” print: image size is 6-3/8” x 7-15/16” with ≈ 3/4” white border
11” x 14” print: image size is 9” x 11-1/4” with ≈ 1” white border
16” x 20” print: image size is 13-1/2” x 16-7/8” with ≈ 1-1/4” white border
The Roman Baths of Bath, England are a fascinating locus of history. A natural hot spring known to to prehistoric peoples was developed by the Romans as a public bath in a small town, Aquae Sulis. The bathing rooms underwent cycles of decline and revitalization over subsequent centuries as the medieval city of Bath rose above the flowing springs.
This image appeals to me because of the honey colored stone above the celery-green water, the curious series of niches and the scattered arrangement of fussy architectural elements. The stone façade is from the Georgian period (late 18C) and would have been known to Jane Austin. The niches were actually private bathing booths for taking the curative waters. A pedestal holding a sundial stands before a Pump Room window. Two barely discernible heads of wide-eyed boys peer from a little window like ghosts from a long and storied past.
ART PRINTS: Archival pigment on 100% cotton rag paper with a white border. More about prints. Prints are unmatted and unframed. Choose from 3 sizes:
8” x 10” print: image size is 6-3/8” x 7-15/16” with ≈ 3/4” white border
11” x 14” print: image size is 9” x 11-1/4” with ≈ 1” white border
16” x 20” print: image size is 13-1/2” x 16-7/8” with ≈ 1-1/4” white border
The Roman Baths of Bath, England are a fascinating locus of history. A natural hot spring known to to prehistoric peoples was developed by the Romans as a public bath in a small town, Aquae Sulis. The bathing rooms underwent cycles of decline and revitalization over subsequent centuries as the medieval city of Bath rose above the flowing springs.
This image appeals to me because of the honey colored stone above the celery-green water, the curious series of niches and the scattered arrangement of fussy architectural elements. The stone façade is from the Georgian period (late 18C) and would have been known to Jane Austin. The niches were actually private bathing booths for taking the curative waters. A pedestal holding a sundial stands before a Pump Room window. Two barely discernible heads of wide-eyed boys peer from a little window like ghosts from a long and storied past.
ART PRINTS: Archival pigment on 100% cotton rag paper with a white border. More about prints. Prints are unmatted and unframed. Choose from 3 sizes:
8” x 10” print: image size is 6-3/8” x 7-15/16” with ≈ 3/4” white border
11” x 14” print: image size is 9” x 11-1/4” with ≈ 1” white border
16” x 20” print: image size is 13-1/2” x 16-7/8” with ≈ 1-1/4” white border