Decorative Exhibition
Decorative ExhibitionFestival de l'Oiseau et de la Nature
Abbeville
Pigalle's marble babies are so anatomically precise, the stone reads as plump flesh. The boy clutches an open cage, the girl a bird and apple—companion pieces that freeze childhood's fleeting movements in stone.
18th century sculpture
Marble child portraits
Rococo realism
Intimate museum moment
Festival de l'Oiseau et de la Nature
AbbevilleOpens Friday at 8:30 AM
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionPigalle's marble babies are so anatomically precise, the stone reads as plump flesh. The boy clutches an open cage, the girl a bird and apple—companion pieces that freeze childhood's fleeting movements in stone.
18th century sculpture
Marble child portraits
Rococo realism
Intimate museum moment