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


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

An American hero sculpted by a foreigner. Jean-Antoine Houdon, George Washington, 1788-92, marble, 6' 2" high (State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia) After the successful conclusion of the American Revolutionary War, many state governments turned to public art to commemorate this momentous occasion. Given his.


Jean Antoine Houdon Winter French, Paris The Metropolitan Museum

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

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' by Jean Antoine Houdon 1787 Adam Walthall Flickr

Jean-Antoine Houdon 1741-1828 French Neoclassical teacher, sculptor and caster Winter 1787 Bronze Metropolitan Museum of Art Manhattan | United States Buste de jeune fille More images. 4000 x 2672 pixels 10 MPs 2199 KBs 4000 x 2672 pixels 10 MPs 2179 KBs 4000 x 2672 pixels 10 MPs 2172 KBs 4000 x 2672 pixels 10 MPs 2168 KBs


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

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.


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

Artist: Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741-1828 Paris) Date: 1778 Culture: French Medium: Marble Dimensions: Overall (weight confirmed): 23 1/8 × 14 1/2 × 11 1/4 in., 87 lb. (58.7 × 36.8 × 28.6 cm, 39.5 kg); Height (without base): 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of John Bard, 1872 Accession Number: 72.6


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

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

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.


Sold Price Jean Antoine HOUDON (1741 1828) d’après Jean Antoine

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.


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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 Jean Antoine Houdon 62.55 Work of Art Heilbrunn Timeline

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?


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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


JeanAntoine Houdon, le sculpteur des Lumières

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.


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

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 (1741 1828) Kodner Auctions

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, le sculpteur des Lumières

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.