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 …

18 hours ago · Rodin’s approach was a rebuke to the Renaissance tradition of idealizing the body as epitomized by Michelangelo’s David and other feats of flesh wrested from stone.

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917) was deeply inspired by tradition yet rebelled against its idealized forms. Over the course of a career that spanned the late 1800s and early 1900s, he …

Auguste Rodin achieved the reputation of the father of modern sculpture with his iconic and powerful bronze portraits.

Since the end of the 19th century, the work of Rodin is widely spread in the world by means of exhibition or of acquisitions. Today internationally recognized, his work is represented in …

Nov 13, 2025 · Rodin’s prime contribution was in bringing Western sculpture back to what always had been its essential strength, a knowledge and sumptuous rendering of the human body.

François Auguste René Rodin (; French: [fʁɑ̃swa oɡyst ʁəne ʁɔdɛ̃]; 12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. …

Auguste Rodin was born in 1840, the second child and only son of Jean-Baptiste Rodin and Marie Cheffer, first-generation Parisians of modest means. Nothing in his family background or …

The Burghers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Burghers of Calais (French: Les Bourgeois de Calais) is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin in 12 original castings and numerous …

In this tranquil oasis you’ll find one of the world’s great collections of works by Auguste Rodin—and the only dedicated Rodin Museum outside France.