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Why would the financing of the museum be the primary metric? The common good of Rodin reproductions is easily comparable with a moderate pinch in the museum's cash flow. Or it's…
by radu_floricica · Oct 5, 2026
Not only that, many of Rodin's works were scaled up or scaled down from the original, using a pantograph.[1] When you see a monumental scale Rodin bronze, you're looking at some…
by Animats · Oct 4, 2026
> "...if you ever get a chance, check out the Auguste Rodin Gallery at the Maryhill Museum of Art" I wholeheartedly concur. Just a few hours up the Gorge from Portland/Vanc…
by jrapdx3 · Oct 4, 2026
So two issues. Fist, the lack of mathematical rigour in law and policy is generally considered a feature, not a bug. Second, if the state is unwilling to compel action or enforc…
by MadnessASAP · Oct 4, 2026
Musée Rodin, 2010-2013: "The curiosity aroused by the content and quality of the digital image and the 3D model will encourage Internet users to come and discover the sculptor’s…
by CosmoWenman · Oct 4, 2026
It may be possible, but unlikely. In one of our briefs in the Conseil d'Etat we asserted (and, I think, well supported) that the museum's refusal to communicate its scans to me…
by CosmoWenman · Oct 4, 2026
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François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, Monument to Balzac, The Kiss, The Burghers of Calais, and The Gates of Hell. Read more on Wikipedia