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Auguste Rodin
(12th Nov, 1840 - 17th Nov, 1917)
Monument to Balzac
1897
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Agence Bulloz
Paris, boulevard Raspail
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About the artwork
Title:
Monument to Balzac
Periods:
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
19th century
XIXth century
Techniques:
bronze
sculpture (technique)
Detail:
artwork by Auguste Rodin
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Monument to Balzac
is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin in memory of the French novelist Honoré de Balzac. According to Rodin, the sculpture aims to portray the writer’s persona rather than a physical likeness. The work was commissioned in 1891 by the Société des Gens de Lettres, a full-size plaster model was displayed in 1898 at a Salon in Champ de Mars. After coming under criticism the model was rejected by the société and Rodin moved it to his home in Meudon. On July 2, 1939 (22 years after the…
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About the author(s)
Author:
Auguste Rodin
Also known as:
François-Auguste-René Rodin
Born:
12th Nov, 1840
Dead:
17th Nov, 1917
Country:
France
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François Auguste René Rodin
(12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917), known as
Auguste Rodin
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), was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past. He was schooled traditionally, took a craftsman-like approach to his work, and desired academic recognition, although he was never accepted into Paris's foremost school of art. Sculpturally, Rodin possessed a unique…
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