Woman Bathing, Braiding her Hair
Makerattributed to
Barthélemy Prieur
(French, 1536 - 1611)
Maker
Unknown
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Dateca. 1600
Mediumbronze
Dimensionsheight: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm.)
DescriptionThis sculpture portrays a nude figure of a woman braiding her hair on the trunk of a tree, which is covered with drapery.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextIn the second half of the 16th century, Prieur worked as court sculptor to Duke Emanuel-Philibert of Savoy and to King Henry IV of France. In addition to the celebratory and monumental bronzes he produced for these important patrons, he created a number of small figures of men and women engaged in domestic and other informal activities. These intimate bronzes must have appealed to a wide range of collectors, who would have appreciated their tactile charm. This group (17.8, 17.15-17.20) is one of the finest and largest of Prieur's small bronzes, which Henry Huntington acquired in 1917 from the collection of J.P. Morgan.Status
On viewObject number17.16
