Auguste RodinFrankrig, 1840–1917Christ and Mary Magdalene
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In this three-and-a-half foot marble sculpture, a dying man nailed to rock is mourned by a naked woman kneeling in front of him. Auguste Rodin titled this piece *Christ and Mary Magdalene*, but he also called it *Prometheus and the Oceanid* and *The Genius and Pity*, opening up the composition to multiple biblical, mythical, and secular associations. These themes, mixing the sacred and the profane, relate to Rodin's conception of the creative life, which in his view inevitably involved suffering and martyrdom. The compelling strength of this work results from the stark contrast between the highly polished surfaces of the naked flesh and the surrounding rough-hewn marble.
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Rodin admired Michelangelo's sculptures during his visit to Florence in 1876 and the artist's influence on Rodin can be seen not only in the unfinished parts of the piece but also in the dramatically contorted female body. In order to keep up with the high demand for his work, Rodin routinely appointed talented marble carvers to realize his compositions in stone. This sculpture was entrusted to Rodin's primary marble carver Victor Peter, a well-regarded artist himself, though Rodin oversaw the process, even drawing on photographs to indicate how he wanted details altered. Unlike most of Rodin's works, this sculpture was never cast in bronze and only one other marble version exists.
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- 2014.32
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Imens i livet hos Auguste Rodin
Hele livet1890s–1900s
Unge billedhuggere i Rodins værksted
Indtægterne gjorde det muligt at ansætte talentfulde unge billedhuggere, blandt dem Antoine Bourdelle, Charles Despiau, Jules Desbois, François Pompon og Aristide Maillol. Constantin Brancusi forlod værkstedet efter to måneder med den overbevisning, at intet vokser under et stort træ.
1900s
Portrætter af berømte og velhavende
Rodin begyndte regelmæssigt at modtage portrætbestillinger; blandt kunderne var Bernard Shaw, Gustav Mahler, Georges Clemenceau, Argentinas præsident Sarmiento, kemikeren Berthelot og filantropen Bertha Palmer. Clemenceau var utilfreds: efter hans mening lignede portrættet en »mongolsk general«.
1905–1906
Rilke som Rodins sekretær
I 1905–1906 var den tyske digter Rainer Maria Rilke billedhuggerens privatsekretær; senere skrev han en begejstret monografi om Rodin.
1906 · Udmærkelse
honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
1907 · Udmærkelse
Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
1908
Flytter ind i Hôtel Biron
Rilke inviterede Rodin til palæet fra det 18. århundrede, hvor han lejede værelser; Rodin syntes så godt om stedet, at han lejede stueetagen, flyttede sit atelier dertil og boede der i sine sidste år.
