Famous sculptor and innovator Francois Auguste Rene Rodin was born in 1840

Auguste Rodin was influenced by the plastics of two great masters of the past, namely:

Rodin received an education, including art

Auguste Rodin offered his first significant work, «The Man with a Broken Nose», to the jury of the Paris Salon in 1864. What was the result?

The early works of Rodin of the 1970s have two main differences from the Academicism that dominated then in sculpture:

The scandal around Rodin’s early statue «Bronze age» included three real events. Find a wrong one.

In the branch of non-classical sculpture, Rodin is a founder of…

Which painting by Rodin created by request, fits this description, “The severe dramatic sound and complex emotional atmosphere are conveyed by the restless rhythm of the composition, the contrast of dynamic and more static figures. The internal tension of the heroes is recreated by the expression of their poses and “speaking” gestures”?

What composition did Rodin work on from 1880 to the end of his life, but did not manage to complete it?

What is the technical innovation of Rodin, which allows art critics to refer his creations to Impressionism?

In 1871-1877, Rodin worked in Brussels, where his teacher A. Carrier-Belleuse received a large order, and created many works. They do NOT include

Rodin received an order for the monument of V. Hugo for the Pantheon in 1886 – one year after the death of the writer. Three facts are connected with this order. So, which statement is wrong?

The characters of this sculptural group were originally the image of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta – lovers from the Divine Comedy by Dante, who were killed by the jealous husband of Francesca and became the symbol of eternal love. The painting is called…

The Society of Writers ordered A. Rodin (mostly due to the personal efforts of its President E. Zola) a monument

The first official recognition of A. Rodin’s talent was the acquisition of his two works by the state. These were statues

Which of the events described was NOT in the personal biography of Auguste Rodin?

To which two great compatriot writers did Rodin devote more than one work?

Auguste Rodin visited Italy in 1875 and became acquainted with the works of Michelangelo, as a result of which he got an idea of creating…

One of the statements cannot be one of the features of the work of Auguste Rodin:

One of the most recognizable sculptural images in world history was created by Rodin as a portrait of Dante Alighieri. The great poet was depicted watching the creatures of his own imagination. Then Rodin reworked the idea in the direction of the universal image of the philosopher and creator, whose physical power is connected with the power of the intellect. The work is known as…

Which of the young talented sculptors, having received the honor of working at the Rodin’s workshop, left in two months, explaining, “Nothing will grow under a big tree”?

Which works that became independent were conceived as a part of the composition “Gates of Hell”?

At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, Rodin became the most famous and sought-after sculptor of Europe. His customers, in particular, were two celebrities…

The main work of Rodin, seven-meter “Gates of Hell”, had been created during 37 years. Which statement related to this work is not true?

In the last years of Rodin’s life, three major events occurred. Which statement is NOT true?

Which of the listed outstanding sculptors of the 20th century was NOT a student of Auguste Rodin?

Rodin’s work was installed as a monument on his grave, namely…

Which of his works did Rodin see as installed without any pedestal – so that the viewer could be almost on par with the characters and feel involved in the great feat?

“Here are whirlwinds of desires and lull of expectations; here dreams become deeds …. Here, like at a gambling house, the property called power is won and lost. Everything is in the works of Rodin.” These words were spoken by…