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I Am Beautiful was part of an exhibition at the Georges Petit Gallery in 1886, where it caused commotion due to its audacity: the union of the aforementioned pieces forms a symbolic expression of joy and passion that could not be achieved by its component parts, showcasing both suffering—in a figure that folds unto itself—and an excess of reach in an overextended figure.
The Gates of Hell (French: La Porte de l'Enfer) is a monumental bronze sculptural group work by French artist Auguste Rodin that depicts a scene from the Inferno, the first section of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. It stands at 6 metres high, 4 metres wide and 1 metre deep (19.7×13.1×3.3 ft) and contains 180 figures.
Les regrets de la belle Heaulmiere; Ballade de la Belle Heaulmière aux filles de joie; Double ballade sur le mesme propos; Ballade pour prier Nostre Dame; Ballade à s'amie; Lay ou rondeau; Ballade pour Jean Cotart; Ballade pour Robert d'Estouteville; Ballade des langues ennuieuses; Les Contredits de Franc Gontier; Ballade des femmes de Paris
We Who Were the Beautiful (after Auguste Rodin's sculpture Celle qui fut la belle Heaulmière) was the company's debut production in May 1982. [3] [6] The show examined parallels between the witch trials in the Middle Ages and the treatment of women in modern psychiatric hospitals. [3]
Jean-Baptiste Rodin, Père de l'artiste [9] [10] 1865 Bronze Musée Rodin, Paris 41 x 22.8 x 24 More images: Jeune femme, chapeau fleuri de roses [11] 1864 Terracotta Musée Rodin, Paris 52 x 32 x 31 More images: Tête de jeune fille [12] 1865 to 1870 Terracotta 40 x 18 x 17 Buste de jeune fille [13] 1865 to 1870 Terracotta 46 x 24 x 25 Jeune ...
François Auguste René Rodin (/ r oʊ ˈ d æ n /; [1] French: [fʁɑ̃swa oɡyst ʁəne ʁɔdɛ̃]; 12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917) was a French sculptor [2] generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. [3] He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work.
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Marie-Louise O'Murphy (French pronunciation: [ma.ʁi.lwiz ɔ‿.myʁ.fi]; 21 October 1737 – 11 December 1814) was a French model who was the youngest lesser mistress (petites maîtresses) of King Louis XV of France, and the model for François Boucher's painting The Blonde Odalisque, also known as The Resting Girl. [1]