Auguste Rodin
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Sculpture, Sculptors
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, French History
Article abstract: One of the greatest sculptors of all time, Rodin has been hailed for both the monumentality and the psychological penetration of his sculpture. Much of his work has a kinetic quality, a dynamism that takes over the solid material of his sculpture, transforming it into the expression of a towering personality.
Early Life
Born the youngest of two children in a working-class home, Auguste Rodin was educated with great care under the supervision of his uncle in a friar’s school until he was fourteen. By the age of ten, he had already...
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