Collections: European Art: Cybele, large model (Cybèle, grand modèle)

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Cybele, large model (Cybèle, grand modèle)

The name "Cybele" was not attached to this work until it was exhibited in London in 1914. It was an appropriate title for this massive sculpture. Cybele was the ancient deity, later also identified with other Greco-Roman goddesses, including Rhea, who was the mother of the gods and herself the goddess of both fertility and cultivation. In ancient art she is usually represented in a seated pose; the omission of the head and the left arm here may bring to mind the condition of many of the finest of ancient statues.

• Artist: Auguste Rodin, French, 1840-1917
• Cast By: Fonderie de Coubertin, Saint-Rémy-les-Chevreuses
• Medium: Bronze
• Place Made: France
• Dates: 1905; cast 1981
• Dimensions: 64 3/8 x 30 1/4 x 46 5/8 in. (163.5 x 76.8 x 118.4 cm)
• Markings: Back, lower edge of base, foundry stamp: "F*C" Back, lower edge of base: "© by Musée Rodin 1981"
• Signature: Front, at feet: "A. Rodin"
• Inscriptions: At feet: "No 1"
• Collections: European Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
• Accession Number: 85.172
• Edition: 1/12
• Credit Line: Gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor
• Image: Overall, 85.172_transp6257.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917). Cybele, large model (Cybèle, grand modèle), 1905; cast 1981. Bronze, 64 3/8 x 30 1/4 x 46 5/8 in. (163.5 x 76.8 x 118.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor, 85.172 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.172_transp6257.jpg)