''The Shade'', ''The Slave'' or ''The Titan'' is a sculpture by the French artist
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 ...
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Evolution
The sculpture was conceived around 1880 and used in triplicate as a part of the artist's large-scale work ''
The Gates of Hell
''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 ...
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[Informational sign, ]Musée Rodin
The Musée Rodin ( en, Rodin Museum) in Paris, France, is a museum that was opened in 1919, primarily dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. It has two sites: the Hôtel Biron and surrounding grounds in central Paris, as ...
[ Museo Soumaya, t. II. México: Fundación Carlos Slim. 2015. pp. 90-91.] It evolved into both the full size sculpture ''
The Three Shades'', and a separate sculpture of a single figure, ''The Shade''.
The original individual figure had no right hand - Rodin had
Josef Maratka add one in 1904 for both the individual figure and ''The Three Shades''.
See also
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List of sculptures by Auguste Rodin
This article lists a selection of notable works created by Auguste Rodin. The listing follows the books ''Rodin, Vie et Oeuvre'' and ''Rodin''.
Sculptures
Museums
*Albertinum, Dresden
*Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
*Art Institute of ...
References
External links
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Sculptures of the Museo Soumaya
Sculptures by Auguste Rodin
1880 sculptures
Plaster sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Mexico
Statues in Mexico City
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