|
Loading... 3 | None | 4,118,705 | None | None | A corresponding member of the Vienna Secession, French sculptor Auguste Rodin submitted works for its exhibitions beginning in 1898. The ninth Secession exhibition marked the high point of his involvement, with many of his major works prominently displayed, including Eve, The Age of Iron, The Burghers of Calais, and Rodin's monument to the great French writer Honoré de Balzac--now considered among his greatest works though met at the time with considerable disapproval. Rodin and Vienna examines the sculptor's influence on Austrian art and traces the history of the annual Secession shows and Rodin's many contributions. Part of the Belvedere Gallery's collection ever since, these masterpieces are here joined by later additions and selected works on loan in order to illustrate the way Rodin wrestled with form. Individual chapters by selected Rodin experts place works into their rightful contexts and demonstrate how the artist made use of his contacts in bourgeois society and intellectual circles to fulfill his ambitions and further his career. … (more) |
▾Will you like it?
Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. ▾Conversations (About links) No current Talk conversations about this book. » Add other authors Author name | Role | Type of author | Work? | Status | Rodin, Auguste | Artist | primary author | all editions | confirmed | Husslein-Arco, Agnes | Editor | main author | all editions | confirmed | Koja, Stephan | Editor and Curator | main author | all editions | confirmed | Blanchetière, François | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Le Normand-Romain, Antoinette | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Magnien, Aline | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Mattiussi, Véronique | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Mraz, Sylvia | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Otten, Dietrun | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Patry, Sylvie | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Pinet, Hélène | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Stolberg, Rose-Marie | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed |
▾Series and work relationships
|
Canonical title |
|
Original title |
|
Alternative titles |
|
Original publication date |
|
People/Characters |
|
Important places |
|
Important events |
|
Related movies |
|
Epigraph |
|
Dedication |
|
First words |
|
Quotations |
|
Last words |
|
Disambiguation notice |
|
Publisher's editors |
|
Blurbers |
|
Original language |
|
Canonical DDC/MDS |
|
Canonical LCC |
|
▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone ▾Book descriptions A corresponding member of the Vienna Secession, French sculptor Auguste Rodin submitted works for its exhibitions beginning in 1898. The ninth Secession exhibition marked the high point of his involvement, with many of his major works prominently displayed, including Eve, The Age of Iron, The Burghers of Calais, and Rodin's monument to the great French writer Honoré de Balzac--now considered among his greatest works though met at the time with considerable disapproval. Rodin and Vienna examines the sculptor's influence on Austrian art and traces the history of the annual Secession shows and Rodin's many contributions. Part of the Belvedere Gallery's collection ever since, these masterpieces are here joined by later additions and selected works on loan in order to illustrate the way Rodin wrestled with form. Individual chapters by selected Rodin experts place works into their rightful contexts and demonstrate how the artist made use of his contacts in bourgeois society and intellectual circles to fulfill his ambitions and further his career. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
|
Current DiscussionsNoneGoogle Books — Loading...
RatingAverage: No ratings.
|