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Saint John preaching
Artist: RODIN, Auguste (1840-1917)
St John the Baptist was a popular subject with Salon sculptors, who generally depicted a youthful figure, rather than the mature saint. This pose was spontaneously assumed by a novice model named Pignatelli when instructed by Rodin to start walking. Another model sat for the head. The whole figure was first exhibited as a plaster in 1880. The bronze edition to which this work belongs was cast by Alexis Rudier, who became Rodin's founder in 1902. It was purchased by Margaret Davies in Paris in 1913.
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2497
Creation/Production
RODIN, Auguste
Role: Creation
Date: 1878 ca.
Acquisition
Gift, 23/9/1940
Given by Margaret Davies
Measurements
Height: 206cm
Width: 54cm
Depth: 124cm
Material
bronze
Location
Centre Block : Rotunda
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