Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Design Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
5-1/2 x 24 x 16 in.
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor
Copyright
Collection
European Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Provenance
#5 out of 12 casts made by the Musée Rodin, Paris, France, in 1960; B. Gerald Cantor [1916-1996], Los Angeles, California; given to the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1968.
Gallery Labels
In 1880 Rodin was commissioned by the French government to design a massive bronze entrance for a museum in Paris. His theme, the Gates of Hell, enabled him to explore a variety of dramatic poses and gestures.
The Martyr was just one character in Rodin’s complex project. Her writhing form may express mental as well as physical torment.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Rodin and the Contemporary Figurative Tradition
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
September 15, 2017 - January 7, 2018
Rodin Rediscovered
National Gallery of Art
June 24, 1981 - May 17, 1982
August Rodin
Flint Institute of Arts
January 13, 1980 - March 16, 1980
Inaugural Members Drive
Anderson Fine Arts Center
February 26, 1973 - March 1, 1973
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 18, 1972 - December 10, 1972
Homage to Rodin
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1967 - 1967
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