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Source Description
Albrecht Dürer’s depiction of men relaxing in a public bath house was unusual in the early 1500s because it showed nudity without an accompanying mythological or biblical narrative. The print showcases Dürer’s ability to depict the male figure in various inventive poses and may feature portraits of some of his friends. Meant to be studied closely, the image includes visual puns such as the faucet placed near the man’s groin at left. The popularity of the print during Dürer’s lifetime may relate to the 1496 closure of the public bath in his hometown of Nuremberg to prevent a syphilis outbreak.
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Document identity
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144643
label
The Men's Bath House
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print
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1
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144643
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print
title
The Men's Bath House
description
Albrecht Dürer’s depiction of men relaxing in a public bath house was unusual in the early 1500s because it showed nudity without an accompanying mythological or biblical narrative. The print showcases Dürer’s ability to depict the male figure in various inventive poses and may feature portraits of some of his friends. Meant to be studied closely, the image includes visual puns such as the faucet placed near the man’s groin at left. The popularity of the print during Dürer’s lifetime may relate to the 1496 closure of the public bath in his hometown of Nuremberg to prevent a syphilis outbreak.
date
c. 1496–97
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CC0
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CC0
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en
wikidata
Q79922088
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11617
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Print
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1
source
import
cul
Germany, late 15th
accession
1969.271
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tec
woodcut
tombstone
The Men's Bath House, c. 1496–97. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fiftieth anniversary gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1969.271
collection
PR - Woodcut
citations
citation
“Annual Report for 1969.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 57, no. 6 (June 1970): 163–193.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 172-173
catalogueRaisonne
Meder 266
creditline
Fiftieth anniversary gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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2026-05-29 07:25:54.325000
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144643
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Prints
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PR - Woodcut
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woodcut
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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