Auguste Rodin, Modeled 1883, carved c. 1886. Auguste Rodin's sculpture Eve owes its genesis to The Gates of Hell, the artist's major commission from the French government in 1880.The associations posed by the sculptural portals of that project led Rodin back to the art of Lorenzo Ghiberti and Michelangelo, particularly their depiction of biblical stories from the book of Genesis.
This focused exhibition brings together sculptures and drawings from private collections and the museum's holdings to explore the artist's creative process and his narrative skill. ... —Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886. At the beginning of the 20th century, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was the most famous artist in the world. On the centenary ...
Boston, Copley Society, Loan Collection of Paintings by Claude Monet and Eleven Sculptures by Auguste Rodin, Mar. 1905, cat. 75, as Belle-Isle. 1886. Lent by Mrs. John Jay Borland. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Collectors: An Exhibition Sponsored by the Men's Council of the Art Institute, Sept. 20-Oct. 27, 1963, no cat. no. (ill.).
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE. Published 1886 Medium
Eve after the Fall, Modeled 1883, carved c. 1886 Auguste Rodin; Portrait of Balzac, Modeled 1893, cast 1926-33 Auguste Rodin; The Walking Man, Modeled 1877-1900, cast before 1917 Auguste Rodin; The Fallen Caryatid Carrying Her Stone, Modeled 1881-82, cast 1902/24 Auguste Rodin; Seated Female Nude with Arms Raised, n.d. Auguste Rodin
This veritable "collection of collections" was formed in the 19th century by Prince Giovanni Torlonia (1754-1829) and his son Prince Alessandro (1800-1886), primarily through the purchase of several groups of ancient sculpture assembled in early modern Rome, as well as through extensive archaeological excavations on Torlonia estates in Italy.
In 1886 at age 14, Vonnoh was already a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, working in the studio of sculptor and instructor Lorado Taft. Five years later, while wrapping up coursework, she stepped into the art world as a professional, exhibiting a portrait bust at the museum's Fourth Annual Exhibition of American Oil ...
About this artwork Status Currently Off View Department Arts of the Americas Artist Thomas Eakins Title Spinning Place Philadelphia (Place depicted) Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include ...
Status On View, Gallery 200 Department Painting and Sculpture of Europe Artist Auguste Rodin Title Adam Place France (Artist's nationality:) Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include ...
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