Auguste Rodin
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Auguste Rodin *XI 12 1840 — The Life You Give
Auguste Rodin, born November 12, 1840, in Paris, France, is the sculptor of sumptuous bronze and marble figures, considered by some critics to be the greatest portraitist in the history of sculpture. His The Gates of Hell, commissioned in 1880 for the future Museum of the Decorative Arts in Paris, remained unfinished at his death…
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Auguste Rodin, in words
“In front of the model, I work with the same desire to copy the truth as if I were making a portrait; I do not correct nature, I incorporate myself into her; she leads me. I can work only from a model. The sight of the human form fortifies and nourishes me.” “The artist is…
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