Rodin Museum, 1

In all our visits to Paris, we had never been to the Rodin museum. As noted in previous posts, we just don't bring that much to the appreciation of sculpture. And Rodin is definitely not our favorite. (We never miss a Bernini). Anyhow, we finally made it, spending several hours and even having a picnic on the grounds after seeing the museum interior. It's a very large affair, considering...and people who like this sort of thing will find it just the sort of thing they like. All this on June 15th.

The main hotel...one of several structures on the site...where the interior
museum collection is; Rodin lived and worked here the last couple decades
of his long life

His most famous creation (copy #12,402); and me

Himself

La Defence, sketch, 1879

Not one of the countless burgers of Calais 

Pano of one of the larger salons

All in a row

Test Kiss; note the grossly over-sized hands...a constant
feature with Rodin

Marble Kiss; note hand

Rare dorsal view of the Three Shadows; the Renaissance featured a huge
discussion of which was superior...painting or sculpture; sculptors emphasized
their three-dimensionality; I'm still supporting painting...

Another of the countless burgers

Typical interior of the hotel

Recreation of how Rodin decorated the place, with his and others'
art works

Helpful chronology of Rodin's life

Victor Hugo

Typical upstairs room

Pallas Athena and the Parthenon; not one of his triumphs

Rodin collected widely and supported other artists;
here, one of several van Goghs

Monet, Belle-Ile en Mer, 1886

Renoir, Female Nude, 1880

Study for Crucifixion

Iris, part of a study for the Victor Hugo monument; muy

controversial; Rodin's answer to Courbet's Origin of the World?

Rodin in His Studio, Rene Avigdor, 1897

The Age of Maturity, Camille Claudel, 1893; Rodin's special lady friend

Spare parts; fortunately, plaster of Paris could be locally
sourced