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Adán o La creación del hombre

modeled 1880 or 1881, cast 1910
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 800
El contacto directo con las obras de Miguel Ángel, tanto en Italia como en el Museo del Louvre en París, parece haber revelado a Rodin los secretos del maestro del Renacimiento para conseguir un modelado expresivo. Rodin exhibió el modelo en yeso original de esta obra, titulada La creación del hombre, en el Salón de París de 1881. Durante un tiempo, acarició la idea de incorporar la vigorosa figura, de tamaño mayor que el natural, a su diseño para Las puertas del infierno, el portal de un nuevo museo de artes decorativas que jamás se construyó. Esta pieza es la primera fundición en bronce del modelo, realizada por orden del Metropolitan Museum para la galería dedicada a la obra de Rodin que se inauguró en 1912.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Adán o La creación del hombre
  • Artista: Auguste Rodin, francés, 1840–1917
  • Fecha: Modelado 1880–1881, fundido 1910
  • Material: Bronce
  • Dimensiones: 194 x 77,2 x 82,6 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de Thomas F. Ryan, 1910
  • Número de inventario: 11.173.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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