DAVID d'Angers
(b. 1788, Angers, d. 1856, Paris)

Mademoiselle Mars

1825
Marble, height 60 cm
Private collection

David'dAngers was not attracted to female models and although he makes a concession to the feminity of Mlle Mars by giving her an elegant coiffure, crowned with a wreath of everlasting flowers, he cuts off the bust like e herm (a harsh treatment usually reserved for men) to concentrate on the animated physiognomy with mouth open as if the actress was on the stage.




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