La Frileuse

Jean Antoine Houdon French

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Frileuse significa mujer friolenta; la versión en mármol que se encuentra en el Musée Fabre en Montpellier, fechada en 1783, pretendía representar una alegoría del invierno. El propio Houdon fundió el bronce del Museo, proveniente de la colección del duque de Orleans, reduciendo la composición, similar a una columna rotando en espiral, a su esencia. La piel trémula de la joven contrasta con el chal que la envuelve, elegante pero inadecuado para cubrirla.

Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), Bronze, French, Paris

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Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), Bronze, French, Paris
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), Bronze, French, Paris
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), Bronze, French, Paris
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), Bronze, French, Paris
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), Bronze, French, Paris
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), Bronze, French, Paris
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), Bronze, French, Paris
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), Bronze, French, Paris
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), Bronze, French, Paris
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), Bronze, French, Paris
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), Bronze, French, Paris

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