The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'airain)

Auguste Rodin French
 Cast by Alexis Rudier French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 800

Rodin’s breakout sculpture, The Age of Bronze caused a critical scandal for its extreme naturalism and ambiguous subject matter. Fashioned over a period of eighteen months and based on a live model, the sculpture depicts a suspended moment of human awakening, either to suffering or to joy. First exhibited in 1877 in Brussels with the title The Conquered Man (Le Vaincu [literal translation, "The Vanquished"]), it was displayed later the same year in Paris with its current title. Rodin promoted the work’s multiple interpretations, saying, "There are at least four figures in it."

The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'airain), Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon), Bronze, French

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The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'airain), Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon), Bronze, French
The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'airain), Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon), Bronze, French

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