Une Damnee, by Rodin

An image of Sculpture/Figure. Une Damnée. Rodin, Auguste (French, 1840-1917), Paris, Colmar. Bronze, cast, with dark brown patina. The woman lies on her back with her legs drawn up, her left arm extended to the side, and her right arm across her body with the hand touching her left side. Her head is tilted back and her mouth is wide open. The figure is attached by means of a screw to a rectangular wooden base with a black and brown striped painted surface. Notes: Conceived c. 1884-85 as a study for a figure on the viewer's right side of the Tympanum of The Gates of Hell. Date of cast uncertain, probably 1964-69, when twelve casts were made by Georges Rudier.

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Sculpture/Figure. Une Damnée. Rodin, Auguste (French, 1840-1917), Paris, Colmar. Bronze, cast, with dark brown patina. The woman lies on her back with her legs drawn up, her left arm extended to the side, and her right arm across her body with the hand touching her left side. Her head is tilted back and her mouth is wide open. The figure is attached by means of a screw to a rectangular wooden base with a black and brown striped painted surface. Notes: Conceived c. 1884-85 as a study for a figure on the viewer's right side of the Tympanum of The Gates of Hell. Date of cast uncertain, probably 1964-69, when twelve casts were made by Georges Rudier.

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Accession Number: M.13-2006
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 768 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 467.63kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2014:01:09 17:20:03

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19th Century Auguste Rodin bronze cast damned female figure French hell hellish lying lying down prone Rodin sculpture souls woman

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