La Mediterranée was created by Aristide Maillol in 1905. It is one of several of his bronze statues that can be found in le jardin des Tuileries.
She is sitting down, leaning on her right arm.
One leg is angled to support her resting elbow, the other is tucked underneath it. She rests her head against the side of her palm and looks down in front of her.
Her hair has been parted in the middle, twisted around the hairline and put up.
