Winter (sculpture)

Winter
French: ''La Frileuse''
Artist Jean-Antoine Houdon
Year 1787
Medium Bronze
Dimensions 143.5 cm × 39.1 cm (56.5 in × 15.4 in)
Location Metropolitan Museum of Art

Winter is a bronze statue of a young woman. Cast by Jean-Antoine Houdon in 1787, the statue is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Description

Winter depicts the nubile form of a young woman clad only in a shawl. Her creator, 18th century neoclassical sculptor Jean-Antoine 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. The woman's arms are crossed across her chest and stomach, pressing her scant garment to her skin. Her gaze is downcast, while her right leg is slightly elevated and crossed before her left, pulling her body into a defensive posture. In terms of her clothing, the Metropolitan Museum of Art describes it as "elegant but hardly adequate".[1] The hem of her shawl is visibly frayed, and the cloth barely covers her sensual body.[1]

Upon its completion, Winter and Bather, another work by Houdon, shocked the french artistic establishment with their perceived eroticism.[2] Winter is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The statue is located in the Greek and Roman collection of the museum.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jean Antoine Houdon | Winter | French, Paris | The Met". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  2. ↑ "Jean Antoine Houdon (1741–1828)". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-05-17. Text " Essay " ignored (help); Text " Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History " ignored (help); Text " The Metropolitan Museum of Art" ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Map | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". maps.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
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