This classic exploration of erotic themes in Rodin's sculptures and drawings offers stunning visual and textual insight into the artist's work and ideas. More than 350 superbly reproduced images of selected sculptures and late drawings by Rodin document his obsession with sexuality, revealing the countless ways he depicted the subject: as a threat and challenge, but also as the source of all creative inspiration and passion. Augmenting these illustrations, ten essays by leading scholars explore the ramifications of Eros in ...
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This classic exploration of erotic themes in Rodin's sculptures and drawings offers stunning visual and textual insight into the artist's work and ideas. More than 350 superbly reproduced images of selected sculptures and late drawings by Rodin document his obsession with sexuality, revealing the countless ways he depicted the subject: as a threat and challenge, but also as the source of all creative inspiration and passion. Augmenting these illustrations, ten essays by leading scholars explore the ramifications of Eros in Rodin's work, including such topics as the nature of the fragment, Rodin's relationship to the model, his religiosity, and his influence on his contemporaries as well as on future artists. In word and image, this volume deepens our understanding of the nineteenth century's premier sculptor.
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New. 3791311859. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English. 236 pp. With 357 ills. (32 col. ). 33 x 25 cm. Description: " An extensive reevaluation of the character and significance of the erotic in Rodin's oeuvre, this catalogue features full-page reproductions and numerous detail views of more than 40 sculptures by the French artist (1840-1917) and of some 30 drawings and watercolor sketches from the latter part of his career. Period photographs and illustrations of many related sculptures accompany eleven wide-ranging essays which discuss such topics as the role of the fragment in Rodin's work, the sources of his erotic themes, the public reception of his "scandalous" drawings, his revolutionary approach to the use of models, and his broad influence on 20th-century art. "--with a bonus offer--; 0.75 x 12.75 x 10 Inches.
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