JeanAntoine Houdon, 'Winter,' 1787. Metropolitan Museum o… Flickr


JeanAntoine Houdon, 'Winter,' 1787. Metropolitan Museum o… Flickr

Jean Antoine Houdon French 1787 On View Gallery A frileuse is a woman subject to cold. A marble version (Musée Fabre, Montpellier), dated 1783, was originally intended as an allegory of Winter.


Jean Antoine Houdon Winter French, Paris The Metropolitan Museum

Jean-Antoine Houdon, (born March 20, 1741, Versailles, France—died July 15, 1828, Paris), French sculptor whose religious and mythological works are definitive expressions of the 18th-century Rococo style of sculpture.Elements of classicism and naturalism are also evident in his work, and the vividness with which he expressed both physiognomy and character places him among history's.


JeanAntoine Houdon 1783) Sculpture, Traditional sculptures

Jean-Antoine Houdon ( French: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan udɔ̃]; [1] 20 March 1741 - 15 July 1828) was a French neoclassical sculptor . Houdon is famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers, inventors and political figures of the Enlightenment.


JeanAntoine Houdon, le sculpteur des Lumières

HOUDON, Jean-Antoine (b. 1741, Versailles, d. 1828, Paris) Winter 1787 Bronze, height 144 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The composition of this figure, one of Houdon's most arresting nude figures, may date as early as 1781, when Houdon proposed to make pendant figures of winter and summer.


JeanAntoine Houdon, Summer 1785 Marble, height 155 cm Musée Fabre

Brotherhood [2018] Directed by: Meryam Joobeur. Written by: Meryam Joobeur. Produced by: Maria Gracia Turgeon, Habib Attia. Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife. 'Winter' was created by Jean-Antoine Houdon in Neoclassicism style. Find more prominent pieces of.


"Winter" Bronze Figurine of Woman, after Houdon (Jean Antoine Houdon

Page of Winter by HOUDON, Jean-Antoine in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European painting, sculpture and architecture (200-1900). Houdon conveys a strong sense of the bitterness of winter's weather, but also gave him a golden opportunity to reveal a girl's naked charms..


After JeanAntoine Houdon (17471828) , Bust of Washington, 19th

Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) is a well-known French sculptor. His works are influenced by the Enlightenment to showcase virtues of simplicity, grace, and nature. Houdon even drew inspiration from the baroque, antiquity, and naturalism . He's quite versatile, no?


Jean Antoine Houdon THE GREAT SCULPTORS AND HIS SCULPTURES Pinter…

Page of Winter (The Cold Girl) by HOUDON, Jean-Antoine in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European painting, sculpture and architecture (200. HOUDON, Jean-Antoine (b. 1741, Versailles, d. 1828, Paris) Winter (The Cold Girl) 1783 Marble, height 145 cm Musée Fabre, Montpellier: The marble figure goes back.


Saint John the Baptist Nicholas Hall

Winter is a bronze statue of a young woman cast by 18th century neoclassical sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon in 1787. Houdon intended the statue to be an allegory of the winter season. This intent is reflected in both the medium (a cold, dark bronze) and features of the sculpture.


JeanAntoine Houdon, le sculpteur des Lumières

Jean Antoine Houdon, the preeminent sculptor of the French Enlightenment, was primarily known for his portraiture, a specialization that brought him fame among his contemporaries and posterity alike, despite a lack of parallel achievement on the more monumental scale.


One Met. Many Worlds The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sanat heykeller

Details Title: Winter Creator: Jean Antoine Houdon Date Created: 1787 Physical Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 56 1/2 x 15 3/8 x 19 7/8 in., Wt. 438 lb., 15 in. (143.5 x 39.1 x 50.5 cm,.


JeanAntoine Houdon, "L'Été" (1785). Esculturas

Jean-Antoine Houdon (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃n‿ɑ̃twan udɔ̃]) (25 March 1741 - 15 July 1828) was a French neoclassical sculptor. Houdon is famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers, inventors and political figures of the Enlightenment.


JeanAntoine Houdon (1741 1828) Kodner Auctions

Jean Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828). Winter, 1787. Bronze. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Kate Trubee Daison, 1962 (62.55). Striving to preserve her body heat, a young woman huddles beneath her inadequate shawl with arms folded across her chest and legs drawn together.


After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon Voltaire (Marie François Arouet

French sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon, however, took a different approach to this subject. Rather than an elderly man, Houdon depicts winter as a young girl. Houdon's Winter stands nude, hunched and shivering. Her head and shoulders are covered by a large, yet ineffective, shawl.


"Winter" (bronze) by JeanAntoine Houdon in 1787. met sc… Flickr

Artists Jean-Antoine Houdon Jean-Antoine Houdon French Sculptor Born: March 20, 1741 - Versailles, France Died: July 15, 1828 - Paris, France Movements and Styles: Neoclassicism , Naturalism Jean-Antoine Houdon Summary Accomplishments Important Art Biography Influences and Connections Useful Resources


Winter The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the work Jean-Antoine Houdon Winter, 1787 Bronze 56 1/2 × 15 3/8 × 19 7/8 in | 143.5 × 39.1 × 50.5 cm The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York Get notifications for similar works Want to sell a work by this artist? Sell with Artsy Artist Series Related artists

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