Rodin (World of Art)
Auguste Rodin, the greatest sculptor of the nineteenth century, is also widely considered to be the greatest since Michelangelo, whose genius was a lifelong inspiration to him. Though the astonishingly lifelike quality of his sculpture was in total defiance of current academic conventions, Rodin did not have to face the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out to the Impressionist painters who were his contemporaries, and in later life he became a famous and revered figure. This important and...
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Auguste Rodin, the greatest sculptor of the nineteenth century, is also widely considered to be the greatest since Michelangelo, whose genius was a lifelong inspiration to him. Though the astonishingly lifelike quality of his sculpture was in total defiance of current academic conventions, Rodin did not have to face the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out to the Impressionist painters who were his contemporaries, and in later life he became a famous and revered figure. This important and authoritative monograph combines a searching reappraisal of Rodin's achievement--his emotional expressiveness, his power of characterization and the subtlety of his modeling--with a revealing account of his troubled private life. 132 illus., 16 in color.American Artist"The present volume is especially interesting since the subject's life reflects two entirely different views of art: trained as an artisan, Rodin made his work the century's premier example of art as inspiration." --American Artist
Foreword7Chapter 1The silent schoolboy9Chapter 2Hard times27Chapter 3Art and craftsmanship43Chapter 4The Burghers of Calais69Chapter 5;I produce slowly'103Chapter 6The Divine Comedy127Chapter 7Songs of love151Chapter 8La Comedie humaine171Chapter 9The Villa des Brillants199Chapter 1The Cathedrals223Chapter 11Poor little flower of the field233Chapter 12The Hotel Biron247Chapter 13The great shade265Chapter 14Posthumous fame275Notes277List of Illustrations279Index285
\ American Artist"The present volume is especially interesting since the subject's life reflects two entirely different views of art: trained as an artisan, Rodin made his work the century's premier example of art as inspiration." --American Artist\ \
