Rodin's position in the history of European sculpture is just like that of the poet Dante in the history of European literature. Rodin, together with his two students, Mayor and Boodell, is known as the "three pillars" of European sculpture. He deserves to be a great sculptor.
Auguste rodin was the most influential French sculptor in19th century. He worked hard all his life and dared to break through the shackles of the official academic school and go his own way. He is good at absorbing all excellent traditions and has a deep understanding of the beautiful, vivid and contrasting techniques of ancient Greek sculpture. His works build a bridge between modern western sculpture and modern sculpture. Rodin is an epoch-making figure in the history of western sculpture.
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Gustav Rodin was born in a poor Christian family. His father is a police messenger and his mother is a poor civilian woman. Rodin loved art since he was a child, but all his other classes were terrible. With the support of his sister Mary, his disappointed father had to agree to send him to the Paris School of Arts and Crafts.
For modern people, he is the last sculptor in the old period (classicism period) and the first sculptor in the new period (modernism period).
He left one foot in the classical courtyard, but the other foot has crossed the threshold of modernism. It can be said that Rodin opened the door to modern sculpture in the new era with his mature and powerful hands and creative spirit that was not bound by tradition. When the young artist rushed in and ran forward, he was old and could not walk.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-auguste rodin