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''The Martyr'' or ''The Little Martyr'' is a c.1885 plaster sculpture of a naked dead or sleeping female figure 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 ...
, 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, 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 Sculptures of women in Paris 1899 sculptures Sculptures in the Musée Rodin Sculptures of women in New York City {{NewYork-sculpture-stub