Pair of Standing Nude Male Figures Demonstrating the Principles of Contrapposto according to Michelangelo and Phidias by Auguste Rodin — Auguste Rodin. Pair of Standing Nude Male Figures Demonstrating the Principles of Contrapposto according to Michelangelo and Phidias, ca. 1911. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Pair of Standing Nude Male Figures Demonstrating the Principles of Contrapposto according to Michelangelo and Phidias

by Auguste Rodin

Quick Overview

Artist: Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon)
Date: ca. 1911
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Height (.1, wt. confirmed): 14 1/2 in., 6.6 lb. (36.8 cm, 3 kg) Height (.2, wt. confirmed): 14 1/2 in., 5.2 lb. (36.8 cm, 2.4 kg)
Type: Sculpture
Classification: Sculpture
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line: Gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 1987
Accession no.: 1987.179.1, .2

Provenance

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