Les Amours Conduisant le Monde (Love Turning the World)
1881
Medium
drypoint on China paper
Dimensions
plate: 20.2 × 25.4 cm (7 15/16 × 10 in.) sheet: 24.6 × 33.6 cm (9 11/16 × 13 1/4 in.) mount (irregular): 28.5 × 37.6 cm (11 1/4 × 14 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1946.21.171
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...