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| − | '''Auguste Rodin''' (November 12, 1840 - November 17, 1917) [[French]] [[sculptor]] distinguished by their stunning strength and realism. Rodin is considered one of the greatest and most prolific sculptors of the 19th and 20th centuries; ''several of his most famous sculptures, such as ''The Thinker'', ''The Kiss | + | '''Auguste Rodin''' (November 12, 1840 - November 17, 1917) [[French]] [[sculptor]] distinguished by their stunning strength and realism. Rodin is considered one of the greatest and most prolific sculptors of the 19th and 20th centuries; ''several of his most famous sculptures, such as ''The Thinker'', ''The Kiss'' and ''The Three Shades'', were derived from smaller reliefs contained within ''The Gates of Hell''... He modeled portrait busts and large scale versions of well known people, such as the Monument to [[Victor Hugo]]. [http://www.cantorfoundation.org/Rodin/rbiol.html] |
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[[Image:Rodin The Kiss.jpg]] | [[Image:Rodin The Kiss.jpg]] | ||
'''The Kiss, 1901-4.''' | '''The Kiss, 1901-4.''' | ||
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| + | [[File:The Thinker, Rodin.jpg|thumbnail|center|250px|The Thinker, 1902.]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[Donatello]] | *[[Donatello]] | ||
*[[Henry Moore]] | *[[Henry Moore]] | ||
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| + | *[[Art cities]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*[http://www.musee-rodin.fr/welcome.htm Rodin Museum in Paris] | *[http://www.musee-rodin.fr/welcome.htm Rodin Museum in Paris] | ||
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Auguste Rodin (November 12, 1840 - November 17, 1917) French sculptor distinguished by their stunning strength and realism. Rodin is considered one of the greatest and most prolific sculptors of the 19th and 20th centuries; several of his most famous sculptures, such as The Thinker, The Kiss and The Three Shades, were derived from smaller reliefs contained within The Gates of Hell... He modeled portrait busts and large scale versions of well known people, such as the Monument to Victor Hugo. [1]
Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.
Nobody does good to men with impunity. Ibidem
The Kiss, 1901-4.
