Taking account of the fact that Godward was an admirer of Alma Tadema, it does not wonder us at all to find a 'dolce far niente' image, similar to Tadema's one we saw couple of days ago.
"In 1904 Godward produced two of his finest paintings. Dolce Far Niente was one of seven paintings of this title. It depicts an Italian model as an exhausted Bacchante after a frenzied dance. The oil is in the late 19th century Classical tradition's aesthetic branch of "collapsing" women. The viewer's eye is led to the slumbering beauty by her peacock fan, bear and lion furs and her sumptuous robes of saffron with crimson stola."
Here it is, in all its splendor. Click and enjoy.
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