Sujet
The Age of Bronze, 1875-76. Creator: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917).
Légende
The Age of Bronze, 1875-76. Rodin?s earliest surviving life-size sculpture, The Age of Bronze is an enigmatic and provocative image of a man awakening to new consciousness. The figure originally held a spear in one hand; by removing the weapon, Rodin stripped the sculpture of narrative symbols and focused on the sensuality and psychological power of the male nude. Contemporaries found the figure so realistic they falsely accused Rodin of making a cast from a living person. Museum trustee Ralph King commissioned this cast from the artist in 1916 with the intention of donating it to the museum. Rodin personally supervised the exceptionally fine casting and finished it with his favorite patina, a deep reddish tone he called "crushed grape."
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G10_106
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
56,6Mo (1,5Mo) / 28,4cm x 50,0cm / 3352 x 5904 (300dpi)