This necklace is inspired by a piece of jewellery worn by one of the women in Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres' painting, "The Turkish Bath". The Turkish Bath Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) Oil on canvas glued to wood, 1862 Musée du Louvre, Paris The Turkish Bath is an encyclopaedia of the great nudes dreamt up by Ingres over the course of his career, starting with the famous Valpinçon Bather (1808), who is shown from behind, seated. In bringing together all his favourite nudes, the artist signals his complete emancipation, insisting-without batting an eyelid-on the
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