Musée Rodin

Why go

Rodin’s approach to bodies gives this visit a different rhythm from a painting museum. His work favoured physicality and individual character over conventional allegorical figures. Looking closely at modeled surfaces, then considering sculpture in the garden setting, helps explain how an artist trained in traditional methods came to be associated with modern sculpture.

What to look for

• The Hôtel Biron provides the indoor setting for Rodin’s work.
• The sculpture garden presents works in an outdoor setting.
• Rodin’s modeled surfaces give the human body expressive texture.

Useful to know

• Include the garden in the plan if the outdoor setting is part of your reason for going.
• Compare the surfaces of figures rather than treating the visit as a list of famous titles.

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