AUGUSTE RODIN BIOGRAPHY HOME PAGE JOHN THE BAPTIST GATES BROKEN WALKING MAN ESTEBAN DAVID LORENZO AUGUSTE DOMINIQUE SINGER WILLIAM PAUL VAN DER CASSAI FULL NAME RODIN EARLY YEARS THE MAN WITH THE BROKEN NOSE BROKEN NOSE THE MASK THE HEAD BROKE FREEZING CONDITIONS QUICK EXONERATE HIMSELF PREVIOUS FIGURE LARGER THAN LIFE THE AGE OF BRONZE FAMILY MODEST MEANS IN PARIS CHILD MARIE SHY CHILD THIS CONDITION DEFINE FAILED EXCEL IMMEDIATELY PASSION DRAWING FIRST ART LESSON THE AGE ATTEMPT HELP SENT BOARDING SCHOOL RUN UNCLE YOUNG READING WRITING COLE IMPERIALE DESSIN ART AND CRAFT SCHOOL AT THIS TIME MUSEUMS GOBELINS TAPESTRY WORKSHOPS ANCIENT TRIED CLAY THE FIRST TIME ADEPT MODELING ACADEMIC ACCEPTANCE THREE TIMES REJECTED BEGUN WORK ORDER SUPPORT HIS FAMILY THE PARKS COURTYARDS PARIS MONUMENTAL NO PROBLEM FINDING WORK IN BUSY SCULPTURE CAREER DEATH YOUNGER SISTER THE CATHOLIC ONCE AGAIN FATHER FOUNDER THE HOLY SAW CHURCH THE IDEA STUDIO PORTRAIT BUST SALON THE SALON FAMOUS PRIZES BREAK BUST QUESTION PAID LOCAL HANDYMAN THIS TIME THE WOMEN SPEND THE REST PAIR MARRY ROSE BEURET MODEL DEVOTED THE ARTIST GAVE BIRTH ONLY CHILD NEVER WAR OUT IN DRAFTED ENLISTMENT SIGHT THE COMMERCIAL NAME LEFT MISTRESS FRANCE CREATIVE HOLDING SOLO EXHIBIT TRIP TO ITALY RETURN EXPERIMENTING INSPIRED THE ANCIENT SEEN PARIS SALON SOLIDER THE VANQUISHED CRITICISM BRUSSELS REALISTIC CRITICS BELIEVED SIMPLY TAKEN HUMAN FOLLOW NUMBER PIECE REMOVE PRAISE BEAUTY EXHIBITION CREATE AS ONE POWERFUL CERTAINLY CAUGHT ATTENTION THE PARISIAN WRONG PEOPLE IMAGE NUDE LEATHER BELT CROSS MIDDLE THE GATES OF HELL DANTE CAMILLE CLAUDEL THE KISS COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC SCULPTURE FRENCH MINISTRY OF FINE THE COMMISSION WAS TO PRODUCE ENTRANCE NEW MUSEUM DECORATIVE ARTS GOING TO INSPIRATION DIVINE COMEDY FASHIONABLE AT THE END THE END THE DECADE THE MUSEUM SCRAPPED FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE PERIOD FIND CRITICAL PORTRAIT TIMES GIFTS FRIENDSHIP ABLE ASSISTANT BRONZES PAINT OUTER SURFACE COMPLETE TEACHING CLASS WOMEN SOON FELL IN LOVE CAPTIVATING PASSIONS SCULPTOR HERSELF INFLUENCE ARTISTS EVIDENT CAMILLE INTENSE LOVERS EVENTUALLY THE RELATIONSHIP LEAVE EXPERIMENTAL COMMISSIONED CITY OF CALAIS THE WAR HERO ODIN DEEPLY INVOLVED RESEARCHING STORY REASONABLE YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE COMMISSIONERS THE WORK JOINT SHOW THE IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER CLAUDE MONET PUBLIC 1880S THE WRITER VICTOR HUGO CLAUDE LORRAIN PERIODS PRODUCTION THE SOCIETY MEN OF LETTERS FRENCH WRITER HONORE DE BALZAC BALZAC DEAD 40 YEARS APPARENTLY SUITS GIRTH SEVEN YEARS SUFFERED PROFESSIONAL HUMILIATIONS FINALLY PRESENTED OUTRAGE DISBELIEF LETTERS REFUSED ACCEPT ADVANCED THE THINKER HENRI MATISSE LE CATEAU MARKED THE HEIGHT SUCCESS THE ARISTOCRATS EUROPE HOMAGE ENTIRE PAVILION DEDICATED TO WORLD MARBLES PLASTER WORK DISPLAY MAKING UP PIECES EXPOSURE REQUESTS ALL OVER VERSION GO ON BE ONE EMPLOYED AS 50 STUDY DANCERS MOVING STRENGTH THE HOTEL THE GROUND FLOOR RENT JEAN COCTEAU DANCER ISADORA DUNCAN DEMOLISHED SAVED IN RETURN PROMISED ESTATE FRENCH GOVERNMENT LIVED THERE FOR ACTUALLY MUSEUM ARTIST MARRIED PARTNER ROSE THREE WEEKS PASSED AWAY STATE FUNERAL TESTAMENT STATUS THE HIGH MARKS GRAVE MEUDON CEMETERY BURIED PAGE INFORMATION RECEPTION ANTONIN MONUMENT TO BALZAC THE BURGHERS OF CALAIS SHADES THE WALKING MAN ENGLISH