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Rodin
created by Nesterova Yelisaveta, form 10A
 WHO IS
HE?
François-Auguste-René
Rodin is French sculptor
of sumptuous bronze and
marble figures, considered
by some critics to be the
greatest portraitist in
the history of sculpture.
 BIOGRAPH
Y
Rodin was born on 12 November, 1840, into a poor
family. At the age of 13 he entered a drawing
school, where he learned drawing and modeling,
and at 17 he attempted to enter the École des
Beaux-Arts, but he failed the competitive
examinations three times. The following year, he
decided to earn his living by carving.
But, 4 years ago, traumatized by the death of
his sister Marie, he considered entering the
church. And 2 years later, the young sculptor
left it, because he had met Rose Beuret who has
a seamstress. She became his life companion,
although he did not marry her until a few weeks
before her death in February 1917.
FAMOUS WORKS
THE MAN WITH
THE BROKEN
NOSE
Rodin had begun to work with
the sculptor Albert Carrier-
Belleuse when, in 1864, his
first submission to the
official Salon exhibition “The
Man with the Broken Nose” was
rejected by the Paris Salon.
 THE AGE OF
BRONZE
In 1876, Rodin completed his art "The
Vanquished“ which was renamed as
"The Age of Bronze“ later. This is a
sculpture of a nude man clenching
both of his fists, with his right
hand hanging over his head. It shows
suffering in the hope for the future.
The work was first exhibited in 1877.
Sculpture is so realistic that it was
directly molded from the body of the
model.
 THE
THINKER
Painter Alphonse Legros invited
Rodin to a London in 1881. He was
so impressed of the visit that he
created several pieces of art,
which are famous in the whole
world. The Thinker is one of
them. Sculpture is originally
conceived as a seated portrait of
Dante for the upper part of the
door.
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