Les Amours Conduisant le Monde (Love Turning the World)
Auguste Rodin
1881
Medium
drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 20.1 × 25.2 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.) sheet: 27.8 × 33.9 cm (10 15/16 × 13 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson
Accession Number
1942.5.40
About the Artist
Auguste Rodin · 1840–1917
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 tr...