Jean-Antoine HoudonFrankrijk, 1741–1828Winter
Over de sculptuur
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. Upon its completion, Winter and Bather, another work by Houdon, shocked the French artistic establishment with their perceived eroticism. Winter is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The statue is located in the Greek and Roman collection of the museum.
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 62.55
Intussen, in het leven van Jean-Antoine Houdon
Het hele leven1785
Crosses the Atlantic at Franklin’s invitation
At Benjamin Franklin’s invitation he crosses the Atlantic to visit Mount Vernon, where George Washington is to sit for him.
1 juli 1786
Married: Marie-Ange-Cécile Langlois
1787
Daughter born: Sabine Houdon
1789–1799
Falls out of favour in the French Revolution
Because of his ties to the court of Louis XVI he is perceived as bourgeois and falls out of favour during the Revolution, though he escapes imprisonment.
