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(Le Baiser) - Musee Rodin, Paris |
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 The Kiss (Le Baiser) 10-1/2" H x 5-1/2" W x 5" D Bonded White Cararra Marble on White Alabaster Base $187 (less Internet discount $30) = $157 (freight $12) |
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| NOTE: This item is significantly higher in quality than the Santini item which you may find elsewhere for around $100. You will find that the quality level of this work makes it a much better value. WDM |
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The passionate love of Francesca da Rimini
and Paolo Malatesta was a theme which Rodin had from the beginning
decided was to be a part of The Gates of Hell. He had thought
to present this romantic story in different aspects and The Kiss
was probably conceived as a portrayal of their earthly passion.
When he realized that this was unsuitable for the gates, Rodin
removed the figures to make them an individual statue. The form of the lovers emerges from the highlights and shadows of the statue. Light and shade were used by Rodin to create an impression of actuality. He did with modeling that which his contemporaries, the French impressionist painters, were doing with pigment. He was a genius through and through, certainly one of the greatest of sculptors. He simulated the effect of actual flesh but he also emphasized details to make clear the inner feelings of the figures. For example, the convulsive contraction of the toes of the man's right foot and the tenseness of his hand contrast with the woman's thigh. Such details reveal much of the passion which inflames the lovers, but they reveal it with taste and refinement. |
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