Become a member and save up to 17% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. Rodin and the Birth of Modern Sculpture Evening Lecture/Seminar Tuesday, August 13, 2024 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. ET Code: 1L0588 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Select your Registration Login $25 Member 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 $30 Non-Member Add to cart Log in to add this program to your wishlist! A 10% processing fee will be applied at checkout. Adding to your cart... Resize text “The Kiss” by Rodin, 1886 Musée Rodin, Paris Auguste Rodin is considered the father of modern sculpture. Yet his works were deeply inspired by ancient classical and Renaissance art. He famously told the French critic Paul Gsell in 1910, “Come and see me tomorrow morning. We will talk of Phidias and Michelangelo, and I will model statuettes for you on the principles of both.” Independent art historian Judy Scott Feldman explores how Rodin’s fascination, even obsession, with earlier figural traditions inspired his fusion of tradition and innovation in “The Kiss,” “The Gates of Hell,” and his powerful “Monument to Balzac.” She examines why Rodin was absorbed by the Parthenon sculptures he saw at the British Museum; how his visit to Italy and his encounter with the sculptures of Michelangelo transformed his treatment of the male nude; and why he created a prolific output of fragments including hands, feet, and headless torsos. World Art History Certificate elective: Earn 1/2 credit* General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom. *Enrolled participants in the World Art History Certificate Program receive 1/2 elective credit. Not yet enrolled? Learn about the program, its benefits, and how to register here.
