Protection
Auguste Rodin
European Art
Rodin conceived this relief of entwined lovers as one of several decorative pilasters for The Gates of Hell. Around 1900 he reduced and cast it along with several other sections of the pilasters, and in 1916 he ordered this even smaller version cast by the thousands, to sell to raise money for French actors and theater employees.
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
1880s, reduction 1916; cast 1916
DIMENSIONS
3 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 3/8 in. (9.5 x 4.1 x 1 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Bottom: "Rodin"
INSCRIPTIONS
Verso: "PROTECTION'/COMPOSÉ PAR/AUGUSTE RODIN/POUR/'THE FRENCH ACTORS FUND'/AU PROFIT DE L'/AIDE AUX ARTISTES/ET EMPLOYÉS DE THÉÂTRE/EN COLLABORATION/AVEC/L'ASSOCIATION/ DES/DIRECTEURS DE THÉÂTRE/DE PARIS/PARIS. NEW-YORK/ MCMXVI"
COLLECTIONS
European Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
84.210.1
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Protection, 1880s, reduction 1916; cast 1916. Bronze, 3 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 3/8 in. (9.5 x 4.1 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 84.210.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.210.1_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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