Auguste Rodin

THE MUST-SEE WORKS OF THE RODIN MUSEUM IN PARIS The works of the Rodin Museum are housed in a building, located in the heart of Paris, which was Rodin’s home during the last years of his life. Not always those who visit Paris for the first time think of going to see the Rodin Museum, […]

RODIN MUSEUM TICKETS: HOW TO BOOK AND WHAT TO SEE Booking Rodin Museum Tickets is the first thing to do if you want to discover the works of the greatest sculptor of the late 19th century. By buying Rodin Museum tickets in advance, you can walk through the eighteen rooms and garden so beloved of […]

AUGUSTE RODIN SCULPTOR: 5 THINGS TO KNOW Auguste Rodin sculptor, one of the most famous French sculptors ever, is the artist who moulded the matter to transform it into passion and energy. At the beginning his artistic career faced great difficulties, because his works were too modern for that time. His passion for Michelangelo and Italian Renaissance art led […]

THE THINKER BY RODIN: WHERE IT IS HOUSED AND WHO THE MAN PORTRAYED IS The Thinker by Rodin was exhibited for the first time in 1886 under the title “The Poet” and only starting from 1889 was named “The Thinker”. It’s one of the most famous works of the sculptor Auguste Rodin and after writing the […]

RODIN AND CAMILLE CLAUDEL: A LOVE AND AN ART STORY If you had to give the story between Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel a title, it would probably be “Beauty and the Beast”. When they met he was already a famous sculptor, he was more than 40 years old, lame, short and also short-sighted. Camille, […]

THE KISS BY RODIN: WHAT IT PORTRAYS AND WHERE YOU CAN ADMIRE IT The Kiss by Rodin is one of the most famous depictions of love in art. Displayed at the Exposition Universelle of 1889, the sculpture was created using Michelangelo’s “non finito” (not finished) technique. In this post I’ll explain who the two lovers […]