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Friday, May 4, 2018

A head for figures: Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece at the British Museum

In the summer of 1881, at the age of 40, Auguste Rodin made his first-ever visit to the British Museum. The effect was profound, and galvanising. Seeing the Parthenon sculptures, then at the height of their fame, prompted the sculptor to develop a near ...


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