Rodin Eros
The theme of the erotic is ever present in the work of August Rodin, both in
his sculptures and in his many drawings. Throughout his career, he depicted
sexual desire in all its facets, in every mood from delicate innocence to frank
intensity, bearing witness to an endless fascination with the flesh and a love of
the female form.
Taking a chronological path through Rodin's career, this is an intimate approach
to the many faces of sex and sensuality in his body of work and in the society within
which his art was forged, from mythological portrayals of passion... more
his sculptures and in his many drawings. Throughout his career, he depicted
sexual desire in all its facets, in every mood from delicate innocence to frank
intensity, bearing witness to an endless fascination with the flesh and a love of
the female form.
Taking a chronological path through Rodin's career, this is an intimate approach
to the many faces of sex and sensuality in his body of work and in the society within
which his art was forged, from mythological portrayals of passion... more