Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,905,514,568 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Maillol

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Mail·lol  (mä-yôl), Aristide 1861-1944.
French sculptor noted for his large, classically influenced statues of female nudes.

Maillol (French) [majɔl]
n
(Biographies / Maillol, Aristide (1861-1944) M, French, ARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor) Aristide (aristid). 1861-1944, French sculptor, esp of monumental female nudes
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Maillol - French sculptor of monumental female nudes (1861-1944)


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
No wonder Fernand Leger ("Femmes au Perroquet/Women with a Parrot"), Aristide Maillol ("La Riviere/The River"), and Tony Smith ("Night") are among the sculptors represented.
Many of the artists on view at the Orsay exhibit were heavily influenced by Rodin for a time and the show looks at his influence before change came in 1905, when Bourdelle, Hoetger and Maillol rethought volume and structure.
Josephsohn models in plaster, accumulating and accreting matter in a technique he has described as antithetical to Giacometti's method of subtraction, aiming at a voluptuousness more reminiscent of Maillol.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.