Houdon 1741-1828

From march 2 to may 31 2004

Sculpture

This exhibit, the first dedicated to Jean-Antoine Houdon since 1928, groups together some sixty sculptures.Whether monumental or intimate, these statues, busts and reliefs show the wealth and the diversity of the work of one of the greatest French sculptors from the XVIIIth century.

Musée et domaine national de Versailles et du Trianon

Château de Versailles
78000 Versailles - France

01 30 83 78 00/03

01 30 83 76 48

sidonie.gaucher@chateauversailles.fr

http:/ / www.chateauversailles.fr

Hours :


From may 2 to september 30
	from 9 am to 6:30 pm
	Monday

From october 1 to april 30
	from 9 am to 5:30 pm
	Monday

Armistice Day 1918 (november, 11), Specific bank holidays

Admission :

Admission fee : 7.5 €

Concessions : 5.3 € Under 25, specific hours in the day

Free : Under 18

Jean-Antoine Houdon,François-Marie Arouet, called Voltaire (1694-1778), 1778, white marble with dark green incisions and veins on pedestal in grey marble, H. 36,8 cm (48,2 cm with pedestal) ; L. : 21,4 cm,© Musée des Beaux-Arts, Angers

MORE INFORMATION :

Catalogue, 400 p., 314 illustrations which 114 in colours, 59 €, editions RMN, diffusion Seuil