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The Martyr (sculpture)
''The Martyr'' or ''The Little Martyr'' is a c.1885 plaster sculpture of a naked dead or sleeping female figure by Auguste Rodin, now in the Musee Rodin. Gates of Hell The sculpture is a study for a figure in the top left of Rodin's major work ''The Gates of Hell'', though he later removed the corresponding figure from ''Gates''. It was originally exhibited at the Exposition Universelle (1900), Exposition Universelle, representing the Bronze Age, and is now in the Musée Rodin in Paris. Versions There is an enlarged blackened bronze cast of the work now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He later removed the figure's head to produce ''Flying Figure'' (c.1890) - a cast of this is now also in the Metropolitan. See also *List of sculptures by Auguste Rodin References External links * Sculptures by Auguste Rodin Bronze sculptures in New York City Sculptures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1885 sculptures Metalwork in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Nude sculptures Scul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste Rodin
François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) 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 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 Calais'', and ''The Gates of Hell''. Many of Rodin's most notable sculptures were criticized, as they clashed with predominant figurative sculpture traditions in which works were decorative, formulaic, or highly thematic. Rodin's most original work departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory. He modeled the human body with naturalism, and his sculptures celebrate individual character and physicality. Although Rodin was sensitive to the controversy surrounding his work, he refused to change his style, and his continued output brought increas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
