Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece - Couverture rigide

Farge, Celeste; Garnier, Bénédicte; Jenkins, Ian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0500480303 ISBN 13 : 9780500480304

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2018

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Rodin, famous for The Thinker and The Kiss, drew energy and inspiration from the art of Classical antiquity, and he absorbed and assimilated the models of ancient Greek and Roman art in his own work in innovative ways. The Parthenon sculptures in particular were a great source of inspiration. He encountered them first in books, plaster casts in the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and some originals in the Louvre, and then drew them first-hand on several visits to the British Museum. He amassed a collection of antiquities including many fragments of marble sculpture, which he regarded as complete objects in themselves. In his own work he introduced the idea of the headless, limbless torso as object of art in its own right, much influencing his contemporaries.

Rodin and the art of ancient Greece brings together all these elements for the first time. It tells the story of the reception of the Parthenon sculptures in the modern era, as well as Rodin s continued engagement with them throughout his life. The works featured, encompassing a great range of Rodin s sculptures and drawings together with select sculptures from the Parthenon and Rodin s own collection, are explored thematically, shedding new light on the life and art of one of the greatest and most radical sculptors of the modern age.

Table of Contents

The French romance for Greek marbles, Celeste Farge & Ian Jenkins Essay by Benedicte Garnier Catalogue section: Temple of the Muses Rodin s Parthenon Truth to Nature The Monument The Fragment Emotion Motion

Revue de presse

Exemplary --Art Watch

Impressive..a must-read for art lovers --The Lady

Informative and insightful --Timeless Travels

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0500480303
• ISBN 13: 9780500480304
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240