Collection

Glaucus

Auguste Rodin

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Object Label

Rodin formed this group as a new, independent sculpture by pairing the figure of an old, bearded man originally created for The Gates of Hell with the kind of lithe female figure that appears frequently in his work. The likely source for this grouping is Ovid’s Metamorphoses, which tells the story of Glaucus, a fisherman who was transformed into a sea god and fell in love with the beautiful nymph Scylla. Characteristically, Rodin did not attempt a precise illustration of the myth, probably intending the title to be thematically evocative.

Caption

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Glaucus, before 1891, cast 1972. Bronze, 7 7/8 × 6 1/8 × 4 7/8 in., 5.5 lb. (20 × 15.6 × 12.4 cm, 2.49kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 84.75.5. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Glaucus

Date

before 1891, cast 1972

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

7 7/8 × 6 1/8 × 4 7/8 in., 5.5 lb. (20 × 15.6 × 12.4 cm, 2.49kg)

Signatures

Back, base: "A. Rodin" Interior, raised stamp: "A. Rodin"

Markings

Foundry mark, back lower edge: ".Georges Rudier./.Fondeur. Paris." Copyright mark, proper left side, lower edge: "© by Musée Rodin 1972"

Credit Line

Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation

Accession Number

84.75.5

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Artists and makers

Auguste Rodin

75 works in the collection

Georges Rudier Fondeur, Paris

25 works in the collection