August Rodin by Camille Claudel. Notable works created by Auguste Rodin include the following, listed following the books Rodin, Vie et Oeuvre [1] and Rodin. [2]

The collection of sculptures at the museum is the smallest one in numerical terms – fewer than 2,000 artworks, covering the development of Latvian sculpture from the origins in the late 19th …

The Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia. Photo by Martha from May Cause Wanderlust. Latvia has a long and sad history of being occupied by bigger empires and regimes.

Art Museum Riga Bourse (Latvian: Mākslas muzejs Rīgas Birža) is a museum in Riga, Latvia. It was established in 1920 and contains the most extensive collection of world art in Latvia from …

May 2, 2022 · Interesting sculpture in the Old town of Riga. Visit and to see The Ghost is for a short time. Street around The Ghost... 4. Statue of Roland. This is a very huge white statue …

Jan 6, 2025 · Auguste Rodin, hailed as the father of modern sculpture, transformed art with innovative techniques and emotional depth. He bridged the academic tradition with the …

In 1908, Rodin carved a sculpture out of a block of stone, initially called The Ark of the Covenant. Two right hands, held together in an upward spiralling movement enclosing an empty space, …

In this article, we will examine 10 of the most famous Rodin sculptures from his prolific career and explain some of the underlying motives the great artist had in producing these masterful …

Determined to overcome criticism and revitalize the monument genre, Rodin chose to sculpt the Burghers of Calais as six individual figures each facing his own tragic fate, placed at ground …

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, Monument to Balzac, The Kiss, The …