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The Earth and Moon
Artist: RODIN, Auguste (1840-1917)
This group derives ultimately from Rodin's 'Gates of Hell'. Together with an earlier marble version, ordered in 1898 and delivered in 1900, it derives from an original plaster in the Musée Rodin in Paris. The small scale of the figures relative to the roughly worked block suggests the emancipation of the spirit from brute matter. The title implies a contrast between the mundane and the ethereal. This work was purchased by Gwendoline Davies in 1914.
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2509
Creation/Production
RODIN, Auguste
Role: Creation
Date: 1898-1900
Acquisition
Gift, 30/9/1940
Given by Gwendoline Davies
Measurements
Height: 120cm
Width: 68.5cm
diam(cm):63.5
Height: 60 (base)cm
Width: 80 (base)cm
Depth: 75.5 (base)cm
Material
marble
Location
Gallery 12
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Comments - (3)
Hi Adele,
Thanks for your comment - it really is a beautiful sculpture. You can ask for a print of this photo for a very reasonable price through our Print on Demand service - if we don't already offer it through the online shop, you'll find instructions on how to request it on the page.
Best wishes
Sara
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