A Young Mother from Boulogne Feeding her Child

This life-size figure reveals Dalou’s extraordinary aptitude for sculpting with clay. A peasant woman and her cherubic child embody a refined and graceful nobility reminiscent of Renaissance Virgin and Child scenes. With remarkable detail – from the delicately moulded clasp on the pleated cloak to the woman’s textured bonnet to the shoelaces – Dalou captured an intimate moment with palpable warmth and tenderness.