After Ingres' Turkish Bath yesterday, the theme of Bathing in the series of masterpieces from the world of art continues tonight with: Degas (1834-1917)
The Tub at the Louvre, Paris
Not a painting of luxurious living, merely a working girl crouched in a shallow zinc bath having a chilly, uncomfortable struggle with a sponge. But the artist makes her a model for the sunlight, her bronze hair tempts the word ' Titianesque '.
Written and presented by Alistair Smith
Series adviser EDWIN MULLINS Executive producers
BILL MORTON and KENNETH CORDEN Title symbol by DAVID HOCKNEY Director ANITA CRUM
(Tomorrow: Cezanne's ' Les Grandes Baigneuses ') Book: Great Paintings, £22.95, from bookshops