A exploration of the nude older male in art from Classical sculpture to Baroque painting and beyond.
Thursday 30 December 2010
Sunday 1 August 2010
Rodin(1840-1917)-Victor Hugo-Rodin Museum Paris
As the 19th century moves on from the Baroque, which is still inspired by Greek and Roman mythology artists such as Rodin chose to depict The French Writers Victor Hugo and Balzac in nude form, producing several studies for each monument. In one Balzac stands proudly with his arms clasped over his belly.
Rodin(1840-1917)-Balzac- Rodin Museum Paris
Rodin's sculpture of the poet and writer Honore de Balzac. This is actually a study the finished commission is a cloaked figure.
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