James Pradier
French
Circa 1880
Height: 30 cm, Width: 40 cm, Depth: 12 cm
A neoclassical work, one of the four variations of Bradie's famous 1852 Sapho assise. The work depicts a young girl dressed in traditional Greek costume, leaning back slightly and leaning on one side; His eyes were fixed intently on Plato's (Πλατών, 427-347 BCE) book, which was opened in his right hand, and the classic phrase L'âme Est Immortelle (Eternal life of the soul) was written. The work perfectly shows the static beauty of classical women, with stretched postures and contemplative faces, like female lyric poets.