''Illusions Received by the Earth'' (''Les Illusions reçues par la Terre'') or ''The Fallen Angel'' (''La Chute d'un ange'') is a sculpture by
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 uniqu ...
, conceived before 1900 and cast before 1952 by the
Rudier Foundry.
Casts
One bronze cast of the work is now in
Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At , the museum is New York City's second largest and contains an art collection with around 1.5 million objects. Located near the Prospect Heights, Crown H ...
.
It shows two female figures, using the ''
Torso of Adele
''Torso of Adele'' is an 1878-1884 sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin, originally modelled in plaster before being worked in terracotta.
Work
Judith Cladel (Rodin's friend and biographer) states that it arose from his study of caryati ...
'' as the basis for one of them.
See also
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List of sculptures by Auguste Rodin
References
External links
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category:Sculptures by Auguste Rodin