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AUGUSTE RODIN BRONZE STATUE OF ADAM AFTER
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917, French) Adam is one of a series of powerful male nudes that established Rodin as a major sculptor in the 1870s and early 1880s. Adam can be considered as a flanking element and as pendant to Eve. Both figures tuck their heads into their shoulders; in Eve’s case, her remorse is evident, as she hides behind her arms. In contrast to her more fluid form, Adam’s body is defined by taut musculature: twodeliberately awkward arms reach down in parallel movements, and his bent knee tightens the leg tendons. Both bodies also twist?—???overtly in Adam’s case, with more subtlety in Eve’s?—???as if toward each other across the doors they were intended to flank. Auguste Rodin was a groundbreaking French sculptor recognized for his unique approachto form and structure. His work departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory, focusing instead on human emotion and character. Rodin's most famous pieces, including "The Thinker" and "The Kiss,"

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