The estate of francois auguste rene rodin and their presence hold all necessary copyrights and licences for. The third belongs to the tate museum in london. The second is in the ny carlsberg glyptotek in copenhagen.
At approximately 183 cm in height there are 3 full sized marble sculptures of the kiss in existence the first is in the rodin museum in paris. The kiss le baiser is an 1882 marble sculpture by the french sculptor auguste rodin. It is known as one of art s most popular images of sexual love but auguste rodin s sculpture of two lovers has a tangled and controversial history writes alastair sooke.
To compete in popularity with it may perhaps the thinker hundreds of years millions of audience attitudes and replicated the images of the kiss wiped the excess sanded the sculpture to ethnic character timid inflaming passions. The kiss one of the most recognizable sculptures of auguste rodin. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex turbulent and deeply pocketed surface in clay he is known for such sculptures as the thinker the kiss the burghers.
He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman like approach to his work. François auguste rené rodin 12 november 1840 17 november 1917 was a french sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. Fine arts museums of san francisco gift of alma de bretteville spreckels 1941 34 8.
59 1 x 36 2 x 37 9 cm rights. 23 1 4 x 14 1 4 x 14 7 8 in. Auguste rodin physical dimensions.
Having fallen in love while reading the story of lancelot and guinevere the. The woman had fallen in love with her husband s younger brother. Initially it was created to depict the 13th century italian noblewoman immortalized in dante s inferno.
The kiss by auguste rodin the kiss by auguste rodin is a marble sculpture of an embracing couple.
Kiss auguste rodin sculptures. Le baiser is an 1882 marble sculpture by the french sculptor auguste rodin the embracing nude couple depicted in the sculpture appeared originally as part of a group of reliefs decorating rodin s monumental bronze portal the gates of hell commissioned for a planned museum of art in paris the couple were later removed from the gates and replaced with another pair of lovers. The kiss originally represented paolo and francesca two characters borrowed once again from dante s divine comedy. Slain by francesca s husband who surprised them as they exchanged their first kiss the two lovers were condemned to wander eternally through hell. This group designed in the early stages of the elaboration of the gates was given a prominent position on the.
The kiss is one of auguste rodin s most renowned sculptures and the background to the piece comes from historic italian literature. Le baiser to give it its original french title combines romance and tragedy.
Le baiser to give it its original french title combines romance and tragedy. The kiss is one of auguste rodin s most renowned sculptures and the background to the piece comes from historic italian literature. This group designed in the early stages of the elaboration of the gates was given a prominent position on the.
Slain by francesca s husband who surprised them as they exchanged their first kiss the two lovers were condemned to wander eternally through hell. The kiss originally represented paolo and francesca two characters borrowed once again from dante s divine comedy. Le baiser is an 1882 marble sculpture by the french sculptor auguste rodin the embracing nude couple depicted in the sculpture appeared originally as part of a group of reliefs decorating rodin s monumental bronze portal the gates of hell commissioned for a planned museum of art in paris the couple were later removed from the gates and replaced with another pair of lovers.
