Title
Fallen Caryatid Carrying Her Stone, 1880-1881(?). Creator: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917).
Caption
Fallen Caryatid Carrying Her Stone, 1880-1881(?). A caryatid is a column in classical Greek architecture carved to resemble a female figure. Rodin originally designed Fallen Caryatid Carrying Her Stone to serve as one of the figures on his monumental sculptural doorway The Gates of Hell . While Greek caryatids are typically draped, Rodin stripped the body of clothing and depicted the caryatid crushed under the weight of a stone, symbolically suggesting a state of physical suffering or emotional anguish. He exhibited Fallen Caryatid as an independent sculpture as early as 1883 and produced multiple versions in marble and bronze.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F80_307
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53,7Mb (1,9Mb) / 12,5in x 16,7in / 3752 x 5007 (300dpi)