Rodin: Eros and Creativity (Art & Design S.) - Softcover

 
9783791318097: Rodin: Eros and Creativity (Art & Design S.)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3791318098 ISBN 13: 9783791318097
Publisher: Prestel, 1992

Synopsis

This work features over 350 images of selected sculptures and late drawings by Rodin, documenting his obsession with sexuality and revealing the countless ways in which he depicted the subject: as a threat and a challenge, but also as a source of all creative inspiration and passion. Augmenting these illustrations are 10 essays by scholars which explore the ramifications of Eros in Rodin's work, including such topics as the nature of the fragment, Rodin's relationship to the model, his religiosity and his influence on his contemporaries as well as on future artists.

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Synopsis

This work features over 350 images of selected sculptures and late drawings by Rodin, documenting his obsession with sexuality and revealing the countless ways in which he depicted the subject: as a threat and a challenge, but also as a source of all creative inspiration and passion. Augmenting these illustrations are 10 essays by scholars which explore the ramifications of Eros in Rodin's work, including such topics as the nature of the fragment, Rodin's relationship to the model, his religiosity and his influence on his contemporaries as well as on future artists.

About the Author

Rainer Crone is Professor of Twentieth Century Art at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat in Munich, Germany and Adjunct Professor of Art History at Columbia University.

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Publisher
Prestel
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3791318098
ISBN 13 
9783791318097
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
236
Editor
Crone Rainer, Salzmann Siegfried

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