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Musée Rodin

November 12, 2013 By Kimberly Kradel Leave a Comment

François-Auguste-René Rodin
November 12, 1840 – November 17, 1917

Sculpturally, Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, deeply pocketed surface in clay. Many of his most notable sculptures were roundly criticized during his lifetime. They clashed with the predominant figure sculpture tradition, in which works were decorative, formulaic, or highly thematic. Rodin’s most original work departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory, modeled the human body with realism, and celebrated individual character and physicality. Rodin was sensitive to the controversy surrounding his work, but refused to change his style. Successive works brought increasing favor from the government and the artistic community. — Wikipedia

[bctt tweet=”The Musée Rodin is another one of those places that I visit each time I am in Paris. I don’t know if it is that I feel connected to Rodin, or to the building, or his work, or all of the above.”]

The Musée Rodin is another one of those places that I visit each time I am in Paris. I don’t know if it is that I feel connected to Rodin, or to the building, or his work, or all of the above. When I visit the museum, I have a distinct feeling that I am visiting an artist’s home and studio, and while it is a formal museum, it has the feeling of being a home and Rodin’s work fits in the environment. I think many people who visit the museum feel that way, as you’ll find people taking advantage of the chairs and sketching from the various works placed around the rooms.

The outside Gallery of Marbles at the Rodin Museum.
The outside Gallery of Marbles at the Rodin Museum.
View out the window at the Rodin Museum.
View out the window at the Rodin Museum.
In the lobby of the Rodin Museum.
In the lobby of the Rodin Museum.
Women working on studies at the Rodin Museum.
Women working on studies at the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture at the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture at the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture in the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture in the Rodin Museum.
Rodin's "The Kiss"
Rodin’s “The Kiss”
Detail of The Gates of Hell from the garden of the Rodin Museum
Detail of The Gates of Hell from the garden of the Rodin Museum
Study for sculpture at the Rodin Museum.
Study for sculpture at the Rodin Museum.
One of the rooms in the Rodin Museum.
One of the rooms in the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture in the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture in the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture at the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture at the Rodin Museum.
The back of the Rodin Museum.
The back of the Rodin Museum.
THree muses outside in the rain at the Rodin Museum.
THree muses outside in the rain at the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture at the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture at the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture at the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture at the Rodin Museum.
Detail of The Gates of Hell at the Rodin Museum.
Detail of The Gates of Hell at the Rodin Museum.
The Gates of Hell at the Rodin Museum.
The Gates of Hell at the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture at the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture at the Rodin Museum.
Chairs at the Rodin Museum.
Chairs at the Rodin Museum.
Chandelier in the Rodin Museum.
Chandelier in the Rodin Museum.
Have a seat in the Rodin Museum.
Have a seat in the Rodin Museum.
Three chairs in the Rodin Museum.
Three chairs in the Rodin Museum.
Detail of The Gates of Hell, outside at the Rodin Museum.
Detail of The Gates of Hell, outside at the Rodin Museum.
The outside Gallery of Marbles at the Rodin Museum.
The outside Gallery of Marbles at the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture in the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture in the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture in the Rodin Museum.
Sculpture in the Rodin Museum.
Detail of The Gates of Hell outside at the Rodin Museum.
Detail of The Gates of Hell outside at the Rodin Museum.
Detail of The Bughers of Calais at the Rodin Museum.
Detail of The Bughers of Calais at the Rodin Museum.

Musée Rodin
79, rue de Varenne
75007 Paris

Getting There:
Métro: Varenne (ligne 13) ou Invalides (ligne 13, ligne 8)
R.E.R: Invalides (ligne C)
Bus: 69, 82, 87, 92
Vélib’: 9, Bd des Invalides
Stationnement: Bd des Invalides

Filed Under: Art, France, Paris, Travel with a Twist Tagged With: artist studio, museum, paris museum, rodin, sculpture

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