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Collections: European Art: The Fallen Angel, or Illusions Received by the Earth (La Chute d'un ange, ou Les Illusions reçues par la Terre)

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The Fallen Angel, or Illusions Received by the Earth (La Chute d'un ange, ou Les Illusions reçues par la Terre)

Artist: Auguste Rodin, French, 1840-1917
Cast By: Alexis Rudier Fondeur, Paris
Medium: Bronze
Place Made: France
Dates: by 1900; cast before 1952
Dimensions: 20 1/2 x 32 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. (52.1 x 83.2 x 56.5 cm)
Markings: Lower edge, long side with seated figure's left knee: "ALEXIS RUDIER./FONDEUR. PARIS."
Signature: Top of base near feathers on side with pointing hand: "A. Rodin"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 84.77.5
State: 2nd State
Credit Line: Gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor
Image: Overall, 84.77.5_transp6261.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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