Auguste Rodin Redux

Eternal Springtime, bronze, modeled 1884, cast
between 1898-1918 by Ferdinand Barbedienne

In the early days of this blog, I limited myself largely to Southern Italian subjects. Experiences that fell outside that frame—however formative—were often set aside. Revisiting Rodin recently at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World made me realize that some of those earlier encounters, including photographs I took at the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia in 2011, were never shared. Now seems the right moment to return to them.

(L) Eternal Springtime, plaster, painted white, modeled 1884, cast 1886.
(R) Eternal Springtime, bronze, modeled 1884, cast between
1898-1918 by Ferdinand Barbedienne

(L) The Thinker, bronze, modeled 1880-1881, cast 1924 by the
founder Alexis Rudier. (R) The Centauress, bronze, modeled
c. 1887, cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier

(L) The Gates of Hell, bronze, modeled 1880-1917, cast 1926-1928
by the founder Alexis Rudier. (R) The Age of Bronze, bronze,
modeled 1875-1877, cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier

The Sirens, bronze, modeled 1887, cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier

Kneeling Fauness, bronze, modeled c. 1887,
cast 1900 by the founder Alexis Rudier

(L) The Minotaur, plaster, modeled c. 1885, cast c. 1886.
(R) Medea, plaster, modeled c.1880, cast before 1917

Andromeda, marble, modeled 1885, carved 1886

Young Mother in the Grotto, modeled 1885, carved 1891 by Jean Escoula

Danaid (The Source), marble, modeled 1885,
enlarged 1889, carved before 1902 by Jean Escoula

Danaid (The Source), marble, modeled 1885,
enlarged 1889, carved before 1902 by Jean Escoula

(L) Naked Balzac, plaster painted with varnish, modeled
c. 1892-1893, cast before 1917. (R) Polyphemus, Acis,
and Galatea, plaster, modeled 1888, cast before 1895

The Hand of God, bronze, modeled 1898, cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier

Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, bronze, modeled 1909-1912,
cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier

(L) Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, bronze, modeled 1909-1912, cast 1925
by the founder Alexis Rudier. (R) Mignon, bronze, modeled
c. 1867-1868, cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier 

Victor Hugo, plaster made in 1886, modeled 1883

(L) George Bernard Shaw, bronze, modeled 1906, cast 1926 by
the founder Alexis Rudier. (R) Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, bronze,
modeled 1890, cast 1926 by the founder Alexis Rudier

Madame Vicuña, bronze, modeled 1887, cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier

(L) The Left Hand, bronze, modeled c. 1885, cast 1925 by the founder
Alexis Rudier. (R) The Clenched Hand, bronze, modeled
c. 1885, cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier

(L) The Cathedral, modeled 1908, cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier. (R) The Athlete, bronze, modeled 1901, cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier

Oceanides, bronze, modeled 1903-1906, cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier

(L) Apotheosis of Victor Hugo, bronze, modeled 1890-1891, cast 1926 by
the founder Alexis Rudier. (R) Project for the "Monument to Claude Lorrain,"
bronze, modeled 1889, cast 1926 by the founder Alexis Rudier 

Balzac, bronze, modeled 1897, cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier

(L) The Call to Arms, bronze, modeled 1879, cast 1925 by the
founder Alexis Rudier. (R) The Benedictions, bronze,
modeled 1894, cast by the founder Alexis Rudier

The Shade, bronze, modeled 1881-1886, enlarged
1901-1904, cast 1923 by the founder Alexis Rudier

Adam, bronze, modeled 1880-1881, cast 1925 by the founder Alexis Rudier

The Burghers of Calais, modeled 1884-1895,
cast 1919-1921 by the founder Alexis Rudier