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Related Timeline(s)

• • France, 1600–1800 A.D.

Related Thematic Essay(s)

• • Pastoral Charms in the French Renaissance

Related Index Terms

Artist

• • Prieur, Barthélemy (French, 1536–1611)

Material and Technique

• • Lacquer
• • Metalwork, Bronze
• • Metalwork, Bronze, Europe
• • Sculpture, In the Round, Europe
• • Sculpture, in the Round, Europe, France

Technical Glossary

• • Bronze
• • Lacquer
• • Patina

"Barthélemy Prieur: Girl Braiding Her Hair (1982.60.126)". In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/past/ho_1982.60.126.htm (March 2008)

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Girl Braiding Her Hair, 1600–1610
Barthélemy Prieur (French, 1536–1611)
Bronze with red-brown lacquer patina; H. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection 1982 (1982.60.126)