Français : La Pudeur, 1833, marbre, Jean-Louis Jaley.Jaley, lauréat du prix de Rome en 1827, exécute comme travail obligatoire de quatrième et cinquième année cette délicate figure de jeune fille nue. Il reprend le thème aquatique de la Vénus au bain et traite avec préciosité la draperie qui cache autant que dévoile les courbes féminines. La douceur des traits du visage ainsi que les formes allongées du corps constituent une des caractéristiques de l'art du sculpteur.
English: Modesty (detail),1833, marble, Jean-Louis Jaley. Jaley, winner of the prix de Rome in 1872, sculpted this delicate youg female nude as a mandatory assignment in his fourth and fith years. He returns to the ancient theme of Venus in her bath, and handles the drapery which hides as much it reveals the female form, with great refinement. The soft features of the face and elongated body are typical of the artist's work.
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