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Auguste Rodin Eternal Springtime (c. 1884) - Bronze Finish

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This expressive Auguste Rodin Eternal Springtime (c. 1884) rapidly became one of Rodin's most popular works and a variety of bronze and marble versions were created. Rodin probably designed the image for his famous Gates of Hell which explains the frontal composition. The lovers exude the joy Rodin experienced during the first years of his relationship with Camille Claudel as does the renowned sculpture The Kiss. The commission for his notorious work the Gates of Hell occupied the sculptor for two decades, intended to serve as a pair of doors for a planned Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris. Rodin worked on the project for 20 years, but the museum was never built. It was not until after the sculptor's death that others cast his still unfinished work in bronze. The governmental commision allowed Rodin to choose his own subject. He selected the gates of hell, based on Dante's Inferno and Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. Originally inspired by Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise, which he had seen in Florence, Rodin quickly abandoned the idea of a series of framed narrative panels and decided instead to cover each of the doors with a continuous writhing mass of tormented men and women, sinners condemned to Dante's second circle of Hell for their lust. More details on Auguste Rodin Eternal Springtime (c. 1884) - Bronze Finish:

Technical Specifications

  • Dimensions: 6.75 in H x 4.5 in W x 5 in D
  • Weight: 1.6 lbs
  • Materials: Resin, bronze finish.
  • Original: Rodin, Auguste. Eternal Springtime. c. 1884. Bronze. H. 64,5 cm ; W. 58 cm ; D. 44,5 cm. Musée Rodin.
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Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor who exhibited a unique talent to capture the extreme depths of human emotion. Although he didn't study at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he found inspiration in sculptural traditions. A majority of his criticism was due to his departure from highly decorative and thematic traditions. He preferred forms that were true to nature and took Michelangelo and Da Vinci as prime influences. Despite the controversy that surrounded his art, he refused to change his style, sticking to his vision until the end of his days. His most famous piece of Art, The Thinker, was originally part of a larger vision. Along with The Kiss and Gates of Hell, Rodin tried to encapsulate Dante’s Inferno in bronze. Eventually, the sculptor earned fame thanks to his unexpected realism and use of unconventional materials. Throughout his later life, he remains one of the greatest artists of his era.

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