Who painted “Two Women Bathing”?

“Two Women Bathing” was painted by Joseph-Marie Vien in 1763. Where to see it: Musée de Cahors Henri-Martin.

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Neoclassicism: Rococo before it is playful and pastel; Romanticism, its contemporary rival, prefers loose brushwork, rich colour and strong emotion.

Joseph-Marie Vien (18 June 1716 – 27 March 1809) was a French painter. He was the last holder of the post of Premier peintre du Roi, serving from 1789 to 1791, before it was abolished during the French Revolution. Wikipedia

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“The Cupid Seller”, 1763
“Sweet Melancholy”, 1756
“Venus, Wounded by Diomedes, is Saved by Iris”, 1775
“Les adieux d'Hector et d'Andromaque, Vien”, 1786
“Young Greek Maidens Deck Sleeping Cupid with Flowers”, 1773
“Lover Crowning his Mistress”, 1773
“the boarding of Saint Martha”, 1751
“Les Funérailles de Sainte Marthe by Joseph-Marie Vien”, 1748