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Bust of Bellona

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Bust of Bellona

1882–85

Medium

Drypoint

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Dimensions

sheet: 10 9/16 x 8 1/16 in. (26.8 x 20.5 cm) image: 5 1/4 x 3 7/16 in. (13.4 x 8.8 cm) plate: 5 13/16 x 3 15/16 in. (14.8 x 10 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Donald Oenslager, 1964

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Auguste Rodin

1840–1917 • France

François Auguste René Rodin (1840-1917) stands as the founder of modern sculpture, transforming the art form from academic tradition into expressive modernism. Born into a working-class Parisian family, Rodin faced early rejection, failing three times to gain admission to the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts. This setback forced him to work as a craftsman for nearly two decades, though his 1875 trip to Italy proved transformative when encountering Michelangelo's work liberated him from academic constraints.

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