SURPRISED BY THE WIND, L. Vergnano, terracotta, circa 1900
Sculptural group showing two children huddling in the cold and a woman, probably their mother, covering them with a robe. A moving image of caring for the youngest, even at your own expense.
Lorenzo Vergnano (1850-1910) - Italian sculptor, studied in Turin. In 1900 he becomes a professor of sculpture at the School of Fine Arts in Paris.
Italy / France, circa 1900