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compare and contrast between Rodin

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Rodin : Thinking About Form

Auguste Rodin is a famous French artist from the Modernist era , most notable attributed to great works of sculpture such as his The Thinker (1879-1889 . This essay will however be focusing its attention on two of Rodin 's other sculptures : St . John The Baptist Preaching (1878 ) and Paolo and Francesca (1887-1889 . The context of this essay will be a compare and contrast in the elements and use of light and dark , form function , cultural significance (if any ) and

the overall affect of the statues

St . John The Baptist Preaching (1878 ) is a study of the male nude form This is Rodin 's second attempt of a male nude statue (the first being The Age of Bronze 1877 . Since it is Rodin 's second attempt at a male nude , the viewer should find it important to note the contrast from first to second sculpture and the progress in between them . This sculpture allows for a freedom of movement that had not been witnessed in Rodin 's earlier work . Another thing of great interest to the viewer is that Rodin (akin to Michelangelo 's David ) has made this sculpture larger than the usual proportions of a man . The statue stands at 6 '7 with such a drastic change of features in the form the viewer may place special significance to this larger than life man . Indeed , perhaps Rodin is trying to use the statue 's height in a symbolic fashion...

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