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On August 16, 1880, Rodin received a commission to create a pair of bronze doors for a new decorative arts museum in Paris. Although the museum did not come to fruition and the doors were never fully realized, The Gates of Hell became the defining project of Rodin's career and a key to understanding his artistic aims. During the thirty-seven-year period that the sculptor worked on the project ...
25 de feb. de 2018 · The Gates of Hell. In 1880, Rodin began working on The Gates of Hell, a colossal double door sculpture portraying a narrative from Dante's Inferno. Created over the span of 37 years, the piece features 180 figures and stands at a towering 20 feet. The door was created as an entrance into a planned (yet never realized) Decorative Arts Museum in ...
In 1880 Rodin was commissioned to create a set of bronze doors for a new museum in Paris. Inspired by The Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri (Italian, c. 1265–1324), Rodin planned to decorate the doors with characters that Dante met on his fictional journey through hell. The sculptor eventually discarded the idea of a strict narrative and instead created a weightless, chaotic world ...
Title: The Gates of Hell Creator Lifespan: 1840 - 1917 Creator Nationality: French Creator Gender: Male Creator Death Place: Meudon Creator Birth Place: Paris Date Created: c. 1880-90/1917 (model) Location Created: France Sculptor: Auguste Rodin Provenance: Kojiro Matsukata; Sequestered by the French Government, 1944; Returned to Japan, 1959. Physical Dimensions: w3900 x h5400 x d1000 mm
3 de abr. de 2009 · Is Rodin's monumental masterpiece a failure?This video explains why there are two different versions of the same artwork, and why Rodin remained obsessed by ...
14 de oct. de 2023 · Email: tomgurney1@gmail.com / Phone: +44 7429 011000. Auguste Rodin's Gates of Hell fused together hundreds of individual sculptures to form a breathtaking piece that the artist continued to draw inspiration from for the rest of his life. The Gates of Hell achieved an almost organic status, with many additions being removed or amended, often ...
The Gates of Hell. Modeled 1880-1917; cast 1926-1928 Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917. Cast by the founder Alexis Rudier, Paris, 1874 - 1952. In 1880 Rodin was commissioned to create a set of bronze doors for a new museum in Paris. Inspired by The Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri (Italian, c. 1265–1324), Rodin planned to decorate ...
