Rodin (World of Art)
Thames & Hudson | 1999 | 9780500200612
Originally published in 1967, thisĀ authoritative monograph, discussesĀ Rodin's great significance as an innovator in sculpture, asĀ well as his lasting influence on new sculptural directions inĀ the early twentieth century.Ā
Auguste Rodin is the most famous and influential sculptorĀ of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. HeĀ was considered to be a successor to Michelangelo, whom
he emulated and whose genius was a lifelong inspirationĀ to him. Though the realistic quality of his sculpture was inĀ defiance of current academic conventions, Rodin was
spared the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out to theĀ Impressionists who were his contemporaries, and in laterĀ life he became a famous and widely respected figure.
Thames & Hudson | 1999 | 9780500200612
Originally published in 1967, thisĀ authoritative monograph, discussesĀ Rodin's great significance as an innovator in sculpture, asĀ well as his lasting influence on new sculptural directions inĀ the early twentieth century.Ā
Auguste Rodin is the most famous and influential sculptorĀ of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. HeĀ was considered to be a successor to Michelangelo, whom
he emulated and whose genius was a lifelong inspirationĀ to him. Though the realistic quality of his sculpture was inĀ defiance of current academic conventions, Rodin was
spared the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out to theĀ Impressionists who were his contemporaries, and in laterĀ life he became a famous and widely respected figure.
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Thames & Hudson | 1999 | 9780500200612
Originally published in 1967, thisĀ authoritative monograph, discussesĀ Rodin's great significance as an innovator in sculpture, asĀ well as his lasting influence on new sculptural directions inĀ the early twentieth century.Ā
Auguste Rodin is the most famous and influential sculptorĀ of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. HeĀ was considered to be a successor to Michelangelo, whom
he emulated and whose genius was a lifelong inspirationĀ to him. Though the realistic quality of his sculpture was inĀ defiance of current academic conventions, Rodin was
spared the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out to theĀ Impressionists who were his contemporaries, and in laterĀ life he became a famous and widely respected figure.
