The section Art in the Bathroom of Ceramica Flaminia continues: an interesting travel dedicated to the discovery of the most beautiful works of art in which appears the bathroom as representative setting that hide a complex meaning behind a use, at first sight, common and household.
In this way, Botero, Lichtenstein, Frida Kahlo, Tintoretto, have used the bathroom to represent their life and everyday gestures, their imaginations and their torments.
One of the most representative paintings in art history is “The Death of Marat” by Jacques Luis David, painted in 1793, related to this section of Ceramica Flaminia because the artist use the bathroom as the background of the piece.
In this painting s the choice of bathroom is strongly supported and duly detailed by the artist, not only because it represents the actual scene of the death of a revolutionary, but also to emphasize, through symbols in “Caravaggio style”, the work of laic sanctification that the artist directs to man.
Marat was a hero of the French Revolution, against which was commissioned by a brutal murder monarchists irritated for his dedication to the cause of freedom.
He was sick and that’s why he often did baths that gave him relief from the pain. In the painting he is portrayed while he was replying to the letter of the woman, who would assassinated him later by tangle.
The bathroom also emphasizes the humble origins of Marat: the sober and essential furnishing highlights the poverty of the virtuous revolutionary, while the letter he writes point out his generosity of spirit and altruism.
The head spills blood, his arm resting on the tank without life and the light and shadows, are all elements that suggest that the death of Marat is like that of Jesus Christ: the figure of the revolutionary is so high, but the values for which he fights are laic.
The bathroom included in this work of art of Jaques Luis David is rich in symbolism and meanings is important for the message that the painter himself wanted to express.
Stay tuned to find out the bathroom painted in the works of art of famous artists.
Image:Di Jacques-Louis David – Web Gallery of Art, Pubblico dominio, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112018
