Musée Rodin

Auguste Rodin, a well-known artist amazes the world with one of the most famous piece of sculpture The Thinker. A full size bronze located in front of the Rodin museum in Paris, a copy of his work can be found in many countries around the world. The Thinker have been an icon or a symbol for many scholars and a replica of the piece can be seen in more than 30 countries. The robust sculpture measured approximately 71.50 cm in height, 58 cm in length and 40 cm in width. Depicted as a naked man who seems in deep thinking. The thinker was originally design as part of a commissioned work of the museum of arts decorative in Paris in 1880. This sculpture was designed and place in front of the art museum in Paris and suppose to depict the gate of hell from Dante alighieri’s Divine comedy. The portrait of the thinker anticipated to stand for intellect and poetry and also represent Dante. Over the time The Thinker took a various meaning and it gently detached itself from his personal relation Dante. The thinker seems to stand for power of thoughts and mental creativity more generally. The Thinker…

Auguste Rodin is perhaps best known for his iconic bronze sculpture The Thinker. Amongst his other works is another bronze piece titled The Vulcan’s Forge, cast in 1905. The rectangular relief sculpture features a group of five ancient Roman men smithing at a forge. The group is transfixed on their tiring task to the point that they have no connection to the world around them, nor do they have notable purpose; they are slaves to their work. Additionally, the juxtaposition of archaic subject…

Edgar Degas was a French artist whose works include paintings, sculptures, and drawings. He was born on July 19, 1834, in Paris, France. His parents, Célestine Musson and Auguste De Gas, had a total of five children and Edgar was the oldest. The family was affluent and Edgar was expected to attend Law School to become a lawyer, but instead wanted to become an artist. He graduated high school with a literature degree in 1853, but studied drawing at the School of Fine Arts in Paris, two years…

She was actually taught in the craft and heavily influenced by the famous artist Auguste Rodin, as she began working in his workshop early in her career. Claudel and Rodin were deeply entangled with each other artistically, professionally, and romantically. She became Rodin’s muse, model, confidante, and eventually entered an on-again off-again affair with him. Though they did eventually break apart for good after ending the romantic aspect of their relationship, and a fairly amicable…

thing I learned about French culture is their love of food. Most of the socializing is done around lengthy, complicated dinners accompanied with a lot of wine. The second component of French culture is fashion. Paris has been dubbed the fashion capital of the world. This is most likely due to the fact that the houses of companies such as Dior, Hermés, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Société Cartier are all call Paris home. The last thing to know about French culture is their love of the arts. France…