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StatsVoltaire
Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741 – 1828)
Explore the neoclassical sculptures of Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828), renowned for his realistic portraits of Enlightenment figures like Washington, Franklin & Voltaire.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (new york, United States of America)
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About this artwork
- Title: Voltaire
- Artist: Jean-Antoine Houdon
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Movement: Neoclassical
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Keywords: marble portrait , voltaire bust , intellectual art
- Color hue: Green to Violet Spectrum
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
Quick Facts
- Location: Musée Carnavalet, Paris
- Movement: Neoclassicism
- Year: 1781
- Medium: Marble
- Title: Voltaire
- Influences: Classical Antiquity
- Artistic style: Realism