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Collections: European Art: The Prodigal Son, Large Model (L'Enfant prodigue, grand modèle)

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The Prodigal Son, Large Model (L'Enfant prodigue, grand modèle)

Artist: Auguste Rodin, French, 1840-1917
Cast By: Georges Rudier Fondeur, Paris
Medium: Bronze
Place Made: France
Dates: late 1880s, cast 1969
Dimensions: 54 3/8 x 35 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. (138.1 x 90.2 x 73.0 cm)
Markings: Back, base, lower edge: ".Georges.Rudier./Fondeur. Paris." Back, base, lower edge: "© by Musée Rodin 1969"
Signature: Top of base, in front of proper left foot: "A. Rodin"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Accession Number: 84.75.4
Edition: 9/12
Credit Line: Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Image: Overall, 84.75.4_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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