La Grande Nevrose

Primary Creator
Loysel, Jacques
Contributor(s)
Properties
Era1800s
Height19
Length37
StyleRealism (19th, 20th, 21st Century)
Width14
Name of Work La Grande Nevrose
Production Date c.1896
Production Location


FR
Paris

Current Location


Media Types marble
General Notes This work is somewhat reminiscent of Bernini's famous ecstasy statue of "Blessed Ludovica Albertoni", in Rome.

Description

An approximately 3/4 full-size nude woman, lying down.  She is in some state of tension, excitement.  The statue is highly finished and naturalistic in its female nude idealism. 

Theme

An animated female body is a vessel of perfection.

Emotional Sum or Sense-of-life

The dynamic female body is beautiful and exciting. Although it may not explicitly suggest it, the nude and its tense position could be felt as erotic.

Context Information

Tags

baroque, Classical, Renaissance