Rodin`s Monument to Victor Hugo

Rodin`s Monument to Victor Hugo Kısa Özet

The death of the great poet-patriot Victor Hugo (1802-85) inspired the French government to transform the Pantheon in Paris into a republican hall of fame. It was to include a monument to Victor Hugo, who had carried the spirit of the French Revolution into the 19th century. The artist chosen was the master sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), who prized the commission above all others that he received-yet because of political disagreement, the complex history of the Pantheon, and the drama of Rodin`s relationships with his fellow artists and others, the first bronze cast of Rodin`s monument was not finally made until 1964. In this catalog the long and turbulent story of the dynamic and powerful monument`s development is told in detail, illustrated with more than 70 photographs, drawings, and reproductions of art.