Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, Monument to Balzac, The Kiss, The Burghers of …

Nov 13, 2025 · Auguste Rodin (born November 12, 1840, Paris, France—died November 17, 1917, Meudon) was a French sculptor of sumptuous bronze and marble figures, considered by some critics …

In a career that spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917) was deeply inspired by tradition yet rebelled against its idealized forms, introducing …

Auguste Rodin was born in 1840, the second child and only son of Jean-Baptiste Rodin and Marie Cheffer, first-generation Parisians of modest means. Nothing in his family background or situation …

Aside from Michelangelo, there’s no artist as synonymous with sculpture as Auguste Rodin (1840–1917). He created an art-historical icon— The Thinker —that rivals Leonardo’s Mona Lisa for...

Le musée Rodin est un musée assurant depuis 1919 la conservation et la diffusion de l’œuvre d’Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). À travers ses deux sites, l'hôtel Biron de la rue de Varenne dans le 7e …

François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin...

Auguste Rodin achieved the reputation of the father of modern sculpture with his iconic and powerful bronze portraits.

Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, Monument to Balzac, The Kiss, The Burghers of …

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