Famed for his sensual nudes and charming scenes of pretty women, Auguste Renoir was a far more complex and thoughtful painter than generally assumed.

Assistant Curator Alison Hokanson discusses the ways in which Auguste Rodin and Claude Monet pursued similar depictions of nature.

Collections Management Associate Jane R. Becker unearths a forgotten relationship between Auguste Rodin and the painter Eugène Carrière.

The increasingly erotic character of Rodin’s sculpture in the 1880s can be explained by his preoccupation with two highly charged literary sources. These were Dante’s Inferno and Baudelaire’s The Flowers of Evil.

Islamic art curator Navina Haidar extols the implications and aesthetics of the broken or incomplete.

In 1885, the town council of Calais commissioned the French sculptor Auguste Rodin to create a sculpture commemorating the bravery of their local heroes, the so-called Burghers of Calais. This publication includes a summary of the sculpture's history, general information about Rodin, connections with other artist's works, a detailed analysis of the sculpture's formal innovations, a writing activity, and a bibliography. These materials should prove useful for teachers of various disciplines. Studying and appreciating the complexities and nuances of Rodin's The Burghers of Calais will teach students about innovation, creativity, heroism, and self-expression, as well as about looking, thinking, and writing critically. This resource was produced in conjunction with the special exhibition Rodin's Monument to Victor Hugo. The exhibition was organized by the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation. The exhibition in New York was made possible, in part, by The Georges Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust.

Assistant Curator Ashley Dunn examines drawings that were discovered to be misattributed to Auguste Rodin during the curation of Rodin at The Met.

Teen Advisory Group Member Jimmy shares his views on Parts, a 1998 photo screenprint by the artist Lorna Simpson.