Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Sculptor The Three Shades
Sculptor Man with the Broken Nose (Rodin)
Sculptor The Shade
1878/00/00 Sculptor The Walking Man
1880/08/16 Auguste Rodin receives a commission to create a pair of bronze doors for a new decorative arts museum in Paris. Over the next 37 years, Rodin will add, remove, or alter more than 200 human figures on the sculpture at his studio in Meudon. Sculptor The Gates of Hell
1881/00/00 Rodin models "The Thinker" in plaster, 1880-1881, to depict Dante Alighieri for the lintel of 'The Gates of Hell'. Dante was the poet who wrote the 'Divine Comedy'. Sculptor The Thinker
1884/00/00 Rodin creates Eternal Springtime (French: L'Eternel Printemps) c 1884. He sculpted the pair of lovers kissing at the same time as The Gates of Hell, intending it to be part of the group. Sculptor L'Eternel Printemps
1884/00/00 Commissioned by the city of Calais, Auguste Rodin begins modeling the Burghers of Calais, 1884-1885. Sculptor The Burghers Of Calais (statue)
1885/00/00 A Rodin sculpts the head of "Lean d'Aire" in Paris, France. Sculptor Jean d'Aire, Colossal Head
1895/00/00 Auguste Rodin's "Les Bourgeois de Calais" is cast in bronze and installed on a large pedestal in front of Richelieu Park in Calais. Later, it will be moved to be in front of the town hall. Sculptor The Burghers Of Calais (statue) Calais Hauts-de-France
1900/08/18 Saint-Gaudens wins a grand prize for sculpture for plaster versions of "The Sherman" and "The Shaw" and is awarded the Legion of Honor. When Auguste Rodin sees the Shaw Monument, he stops, takes off his hat and bows his head in silence. Chairman of Arts Committee Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial Boston 1900 Exposition Universelle
1900/08/18 Saint-Gaudens is awarded the Legion of Honor and the grand prize for sculpture for plaster versions of "The Sherman" and "The Shaw". Chairman of Arts Committee Grand Army Plaza, Manhattan New York City 1900 Exposition Universelle
1908/00/00 Rodin rents rooms at the Hotel Biron to use as a studio. Work Musee Rodin Paris
1911/00/00 The National Art Collection Fund buys one of the four casts of the "Burghers of Calais". Auguste Rodin will be in London to advise on the installation of the statuary group. Sculptor The Burghers Of Calais (statue) Victoria Tower Gardens London
1939/00/00 Sculptor Monument to Balzac

10 Creative Works by Auguste Rodin »

Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
The Three Shades Sculptor Sculpture
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
Man with the Broken Nose (Rodin) Sculptor Sculpture
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
The Shade Sculptor Sculpture
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
The Walking Man Sculptor Sculpture 1878/00/00
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
The Gates of Hell Sculptor Sculpture 1880/08/16
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
The Thinker Sculptor Sculpture 1881/00/00
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
L'Eternel Printemps Sculptor Sculpture 1884/00/00
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
The Burghers Of Calais (statue) Sculptor Sculpture 1884/00/00
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
  • English National Heritage Listed I
Jean d'Aire, Colossal Head Sculptor Sculpture 1885/00/00
Monument to Balzac Sculptor Sculpture 1939/00/00
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture

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