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Cathedral Hands by Rodin
A True Artistic Sculpture
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Rodin Museum, Paris, 1908
Throughout centuries, the hand
has been seen as a symbol of power and creative force. Not surprisingly, the
hand, with its rich iconography and affective power, took on great importance
for Auguste Rodin (1840 – 1917). It offered him a way to explore pure
form without meaning or create designs with meaning related to the abstruse
imgery of the symbolist movement, with which he had an affinity.
The human hand clearly absorbed
his attention. Visitors to his studios described drawers filled with hundreds
of tiny plaster hands in an amazing variety of expressive gestures. Rodin
assiduosly examined the specific form of the hands and the expression of the
facial features before applying them, often as separate pieces, to the model
of a full figure. "Rodin is the sculptor of hands as Verlaine is their poet",
said Gustave Kahn. The Cathedral Hands of 1908 is an assemblage of two right
hands shaping the void into a Gothic arch
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Features
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- exquisite attention to detail
- a fine gift
- perfect in any decor
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Specifications
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Height |
12.5" High |
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Material |
Cultured Marble |
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Finish |
Antique Bronze |
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