200:
44:
1194:
1204:
371:
158:
This sculpture was a particular challenge to the artist due to his preference to portray his subjects in great detail, and the fact that Balzac was already dead. Rodin then started to research about the life and times of his subject, only to find, according to
Kenneth Clark, that he had been a short,
167:
With this difficulty, Rodin aimed instead to represent Balzac's persona rather than his physical likeness. Instead of the agreed-upon eighteen months, Rodin spent seven years making different studies, both nude and non-nude, only to present his final plaster in 1898 at a
232:
It is considered by some later critics as one of the best sculptures made by the French artist. Rodin himself has been quoted about this piece, considering that "the fruit and summing-up of my entire life and the pivot of my personal aesthetic".
375:
1233:
403:
793:
1238:
298:
1228:
666:
1248:
777:
426:
242:
1123:
147:
1118:
989:
888:
531:
501:
472:
101:
106.4 cm Ă— 38.5 cm Ă— 50.8 cm (27 in Ă— 9.8 in Ă— 12.9 in)
176:
with great disapproval by the Societè. Disillusioned with this result, Rodin decided to install the plaster at his house in
981:
634:
539:
263:
1263:
1005:
951:
714:
396:
193:
1258:
1253:
943:
738:
730:
547:
43:
1145:
1029:
224:—a simple cloak with a belt— standing in a rock-like structure and with both hands explicitly shown.
185:
1243:
1207:
865:
579:
432:
199:
1129:
642:
626:
571:
563:
1197:
1137:
1037:
809:
801:
761:
658:
650:
618:
555:
464:
389:
480:
1153:
1045:
1013:
966:
857:
173:
997:
873:
849:
587:
143:
91:
912:
904:
785:
595:
139:
20:
1079:
841:
488:
456:
448:
294:
181:
169:
1085:
928:
825:
817:
753:
690:
275:
1891: The Société des Gens de
Lettres commissions him to design a Monument to Honoré Balzac
1102:
1021:
682:
523:
440:
221:
217:
1179:
1067:
1063:
896:
833:
674:
603:
1222:
769:
412:
135:
109:
57:
1161:
1073:
722:
706:
698:
507:
340:
515:
496:
113:
315:
370:
177:
131:
127:
293:(in Spanish) (1st ed.). Museo Soumaya. 2007. pp. 148–149.
198:
381:
385:
180:. Only in 1939 was a full-size cast put at the crossroads of
212:
Unlike other studies and the final version of the monument,
216:
shows the author fully clothed with the traditional
1172:
1111:
1095:
1056:
419:
105:
97:
87:
79:
71:
63:
53:
28:
138:, one of the studies made in preparation to the
397:
8:
376:Statues of Honoré de Balzac by Auguste Rodin
404:
390:
382:
42:
25:
48:The sculpture in display at Museo Soumaya
203:Three sculptures of Balzac made by Rodin
1234:Cultural depictions of Honoré de Balzac
254:
921:Balzac in the Robe of a Dominican Monk
285:
283:
214:Balzac in the Robe of a Dominican Monk
123:Balzac in the Robe of a Dominican Monk
29:Balzac in the Robe of a Dominican Monk
7:
1203:
316:"Auguste Rodin. Monument to Balzac"
243:List of sculptures by Auguste Rodin
148:Society of Men of Letters of France
159:fat and unremarkable-looking man.
14:
1202:
1193:
1192:
369:
990:Illusions Received by the Earth
794:Head of Saint John the Baptist
473:The Maiden Kissed by the Ghost
1:
971:
956:
933:
878:
743:
608:
264:"The great years of creation"
1239:Outdoor sculptures in France
982:The Spirit of Eternal Repose
36:Balzac en robe de dominicain
1229:Sculptures by Auguste Rodin
952:Iris, Messenger of the Gods
1280:
1249:Bronze sculptures in Paris
739:Young Woman with a Serpent
731:Young Mother in the Grotto
314:The Museum of Modern Art.
18:
16:Sculpture by Auguste Rodin
1188:
186:boulevard du Montparnasse
41:
33:
667:Eustache de Saint Pierre
580:Bust of Maurice Haquette
433:Man with the Broken Nose
142:, a tribute to novelist
19:Not to be confused with
643:Mask of a Weeping Woman
627:Head of Camille Claudel
659:Psyche Looking at Love
619:The Burghers of Calais
532:Saint John the Baptist
320:MoMA, official website
204:
202:
1154:Camille Claudel 1915
1119:1888–89 Claudel bust
1046:Standing Female Faun
967:Bacchantes Embracing
858:Kneeling Female Faun
778:Ovid's Metamorphoses
540:Ugolino and His Sons
378:at Wikimedia Commons
341:"Monument to Balzac"
146:commissioned by the
1130:Rodin — The Thinker
1124:1909 Bourdelle bust
1006:The Death of Adonis
715:Paolo and Francesca
588:Bust of Victor Hugo
1264:Statues of writers
913:Monument to Balzac
889:Brother and Sister
786:Pierre de Wiessant
596:Eternal Springtime
427:List of sculptures
205:
194:6th arrondissement
140:Monument to Balzac
21:Monument to Balzac
1259:Sculptures of men
1254:Statues in France
1216:
1215:
1133:(1902 photograph)
1080:Museu Rodin Bahia
489:The Gates of Hell
457:The Age of Bronze
374:Media related to
347:. August 31, 2004
300:978-968-7794-36-5
182:boulevard Raspail
119:
118:
1271:
1206:
1205:
1196:
1195:
976:
973:
961:
958:
938:
935:
929:Youth Triumphant
883:
880:
826:The Kneeling Man
818:Standing Mercury
754:The Three Shades
748:
745:
691:Avarice and Lust
635:The Prodigal Son
613:
610:
406:
399:
392:
383:
373:
357:
356:
354:
352:
337:
331:
330:
328:
326:
311:
305:
304:
287:
278:
277:
272:
270:
259:
188:, also known as
144:Honoré de Balzac
92:Honoré de Balzac
46:
26:
1279:
1278:
1274:
1273:
1272:
1270:
1269:
1268:
1244:1891 sculptures
1219:
1218:
1217:
1212:
1184:
1168:
1146:Camille Claudel
1138:Camille Claudel
1107:
1103:Camille Claudel
1091:
1052:
1022:The Walking Man
974:
959:
936:
881:
746:
683:Jean de Fiennes
611:
564:The Falling Man
524:Crouching Woman
441:Alsatian Orphan
415:
410:
366:
361:
360:
350:
348:
339:
338:
334:
324:
322:
313:
312:
308:
301:
291:La Era de Rodin
289:
288:
281:
268:
266:
261:
260:
256:
251:
239:
230:
222:Dominican order
210:
190:carrefour Vavin
165:
156:
49:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1277:
1275:
1267:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1221:
1220:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1210:
1200:
1189:
1186:
1185:
1183:
1182:
1180:Rodin (crater)
1176:
1174:
1170:
1169:
1167:
1166:
1158:
1150:
1149:(2003 musical)
1142:
1134:
1126:
1121:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1108:
1106:
1105:
1099:
1097:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1089:
1083:
1077:
1076:, Philadelphia
1071:
1060:
1058:
1054:
1053:
1051:
1050:
1042:
1034:
1026:
1018:
1010:
1002:
994:
986:
978:
963:
948:
944:Octave Mirdeau
940:
925:
917:
909:
901:
893:
885:
870:
862:
854:
846:
838:
834:Adonis Awakens
830:
822:
814:
806:
798:
790:
782:
774:
766:
758:
750:
735:
727:
719:
711:
703:
695:
687:
679:
671:
663:
655:
647:
639:
631:
623:
615:
604:Torso of Adele
600:
592:
584:
576:
568:
560:
556:I Am Beautiful
552:
544:
536:
528:
520:
512:
504:
493:
485:
477:
469:
461:
453:
445:
437:
429:
423:
421:
417:
416:
411:
409:
408:
401:
394:
386:
380:
379:
365:
364:External links
362:
359:
358:
332:
306:
299:
279:
253:
252:
250:
247:
246:
245:
238:
235:
229:
226:
209:
206:
164:
161:
155:
152:
117:
116:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
89:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
47:
39:
38:
31:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1276:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1224:
1209:
1201:
1199:
1191:
1190:
1187:
1181:
1178:
1177:
1175:
1171:
1164:
1163:
1159:
1156:
1155:
1151:
1148:
1147:
1143:
1140:
1139:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1116:
1114:
1110:
1104:
1101:
1100:
1098:
1094:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1055:
1048:
1047:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1030:The Cathedral
1027:
1024:
1023:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1008:
1007:
1003:
1000:
999:
995:
992:
991:
987:
984:
983:
979:
969:
968:
964:
954:
953:
949:
946:
945:
941:
931:
930:
926:
923:
922:
918:
915:
914:
910:
907:
906:
902:
899:
898:
894:
891:
890:
886:
876:
875:
871:
868:
867:
863:
860:
859:
855:
852:
851:
847:
844:
843:
839:
836:
835:
831:
828:
827:
823:
820:
819:
815:
812:
811:
807:
804:
803:
799:
796:
795:
791:
788:
787:
783:
780:
779:
775:
772:
771:
770:Fugitive Love
767:
764:
763:
759:
756:
755:
751:
741:
740:
736:
733:
732:
728:
725:
724:
720:
717:
716:
712:
709:
708:
704:
701:
700:
696:
693:
692:
688:
685:
684:
680:
677:
676:
672:
669:
668:
664:
661:
660:
656:
653:
652:
648:
645:
644:
640:
637:
636:
632:
629:
628:
624:
621:
620:
616:
606:
605:
601:
598:
597:
593:
590:
589:
585:
582:
581:
577:
574:
573:
569:
566:
565:
561:
558:
557:
553:
550:
549:
545:
542:
541:
537:
534:
533:
529:
526:
525:
521:
518:
517:
513:
510:
509:
505:
503:
499:
498:
494:
491:
490:
486:
483:
482:
478:
475:
474:
470:
467:
466:
462:
459:
458:
454:
451:
450:
446:
443:
442:
438:
435:
434:
430:
428:
425:
424:
422:
418:
414:
413:Auguste Rodin
407:
402:
400:
395:
393:
388:
387:
384:
377:
372:
368:
367:
363:
346:
345:rodin-web.org
342:
336:
333:
321:
317:
310:
307:
302:
296:
292:
286:
284:
280:
276:
265:
262:Musée Rodin.
258:
255:
248:
244:
241:
240:
236:
234:
227:
225:
223:
219:
215:
207:
201:
197:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
174:Champ de Mars
171:
162:
160:
153:
151:
149:
145:
141:
137:
136:Auguste Rodin
133:
130:sculpture by
129:
125:
124:
115:
111:
110:Museo Soumaya
108:
104:
100:
96:
93:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
59:
58:Auguste Rodin
56:
52:
45:
40:
37:
32:
27:
22:
1160:
1152:
1144:
1136:
1128:
1074:Rodin Museum
1044:
1036:
1028:
1020:
1014:Adam and Eve
1012:
1004:
996:
988:
980:
965:
950:
942:
927:
920:
919:
911:
903:
895:
887:
872:
866:The Succubus
864:
856:
848:
840:
832:
824:
816:
808:
800:
792:
784:
776:
768:
760:
752:
737:
729:
723:Young Mother
721:
713:
707:The Old Tree
705:
699:Damned Women
697:
689:
681:
673:
665:
657:
649:
641:
633:
625:
617:
602:
594:
586:
578:
570:
562:
554:
546:
538:
530:
522:
514:
506:
495:
487:
479:
471:
463:
455:
447:
439:
431:
349:. Retrieved
344:
335:
323:. Retrieved
319:
309:
290:
274:
267:. Retrieved
257:
231:
213:
211:
189:
166:
157:
122:
121:
120:
35:
1165:(2017 film)
1157:(2013 film)
1141:(1988 film)
1068:HĂ´tel Biron
1064:Musée Rodin
1009:(1903–1906)
1001:(1901–1904)
998:The Athlete
975: 1896
960: 1895
937: 1894
916:(1892–1897)
908:(1890/1904)
882: 1890
781:(1886–1889)
747: 1885
702:(1885–1890)
694:(1885–1887)
675:Jean d'Aire
630:(1884/1911)
622:(1884–1889)
612: 1884
572:Jules Dalou
535:(1880/1907)
527:(1880–1882)
497:The Thinker
492:(1880/1917)
351:October 13,
325:October 13,
269:October 13,
208:Description
163:Realisation
154:Development
114:Mexico City
1223:Categories
1112:Depictions
1082:, Salvador
1038:The Prayer
993:(pre-1900)
810:Polyphemus
802:The Sirens
762:Meditation
651:The Martyr
502:locations)
465:La Defense
249:References
228:Evaluation
196:of Paris.
98:Dimensions
985:(1898–99)
842:Andromeda
773:(1886–87)
686:(1885–86)
678:(1885–86)
670:(1885–86)
511:(1880–81)
481:The Shade
452:(1872–73)
192:, in the
150:in 1891.
75:Sculpture
1198:Category
1088:(closed)
1070:), Paris
548:The Kiss
237:See also
106:Location
34:French:
1208:Commons
1173:Related
1086:Plateau
1057:Museums
874:Despair
850:Glaucus
500:(1880,
220:of the
134:artist
88:Subject
1096:People
1049:(1910)
1041:(1909)
1033:(1908)
1025:(1907)
1017:(1905)
947:(1895)
924:(1892)
905:Cybele
900:(1890)
897:Danaid
892:(1890)
869:(1889)
861:(1889)
853:(1889)
845:(1889)
837:(1889)
829:(1888)
821:(1888)
813:(1888)
805:(1887)
797:(1887)
789:(1887)
765:(1886)
757:(1886)
734:(1885)
726:(1885)
718:(1885)
710:(1885)
662:(1885)
654:(1885)
646:(1885)
638:(1885)
599:(1884)
591:(1883)
583:(1883)
575:(1883)
567:(1882)
559:(1882)
551:(1882)
543:(1881)
519:(1881)
484:(1880)
476:(1880)
468:(1879)
460:(1876)
444:(1871)
436:(1863)
297:
178:Meudon
132:French
128:bronze
83:Bronze
80:Medium
54:Artist
1162:Rodin
449:Suzon
420:Works
218:habit
170:Salon
126:is a
508:Adam
353:2016
327:2016
295:ISBN
271:2016
184:and
72:Type
67:1892
64:Year
516:Eve
172:in
1225::
972:c.
957:c.
934:c.
879:c.
744:c.
609:c.
343:.
318:.
282:^
273:.
112:,
1066:(
977:)
970:(
962:)
955:(
939:)
932:(
884:)
877:(
749:)
742:(
614:)
607:(
405:e
398:t
391:v
355:.
329:.
303:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
