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La tête d'une femme ou la girouette à tout vent: portrait fidèle dessiné d'après nature

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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La tête d'une femme ou la girouette à tout vent

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Title
La tête d'une femme ou la girouette à tout vent: portrait fidèle dessiné d'après nature
Names
Molière, 1622-1673 (Author in quotations or text extracts)
Maison Martinet (Paris, France) (Publisher)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1800 - 1899 (Approximate)
Place: Paris
Publisher: Martinet
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Anon Tet 1
Topics
Women
Genres
Prints
Cartoons (Commentary)
Notes
Caption title.
At top of print: Anecdote francaises.
Biographical/historical: The title of this print paraphrases lines from Moliere's comedy Le dépit amoureux of 1656: "La tête d'une femme est comme la girouette / Au haut d'une maison, qui tourne au premier vent." The unflattering comparison to a weathervane swayed by every breath of wind implies that women are flighty and capricious, affected by every passing emotion. The precarious balance of the woman in this print underscores the implication that she is easily moved and unstable.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : etching, engraving, hand-colored ; 34 x 31 cm., plate mark 29 x 20 cm.
Description
Full-length figure of a woman, poised on the tip of her left foot in a dance-like posture. Arranged around her head like the rays of the sun are nine small cupid heads with wings, blowing "vents" or winds of various emotions, among them vengeance, jealousy, coquetry, and inconstance. Immediately over her head is a moon face labeled "Mauvaise Lune."
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825562990
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759953
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7f3e1c60-b0d2-0133-2e0b-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1622: Creator Born
  • 1673: Creator Died
  • 1800: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La tête d'une femme ou la girouette à tout vent" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4fe1af0-b19e-0133-7f4e-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La tête d'une femme ou la girouette à tout vent" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4fe1af0-b19e-0133-7f4e-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1899). La tête d'une femme ou la girouette à tout vent Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4fe1af0-b19e-0133-7f4e-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4fe1af0-b19e-0133-7f4e-00505686a51c | title= (still image) La tête d'une femme ou la girouette à tout vent, (1800 - 1899) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 20, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

La tête d'une femme ou la girouette à tout vent