La Catedral (obra de arte)

Información sobre la obra de arte

Creado
Modeled 1908 (cast 1955)
Artista
Auguste Rodin
Nacionalidad
Francés
Nacimiento/Muerte
1840-1917
Dimensiones
25 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches (64.1 x 32.4 x 34.3 centimeters)
Medio
Bronce

Crédito

Regalo de la Fundación Iris y B. Gerald Cantor

Número de objeto
2009.1.27
Cultura
Francés europeo
Clasificación
Escultura
Departamento
Europeo a 1910

Ideas clave sobre esta obra de arte

  • Auguste Rodin was inspired by the design of Gothic cathedrals. This sculpture resembles shapes found in Gothic architecture.
  • This sculpture depicts two right hands that are barely touching each other. The hands belong to two different people. The gesture is similar to that of hands coming together in prayer. 
  • The work was renamed The Cathedral after Rodin published a book about French Gothic cathedrals. Before that it was called The Ark of the Covenant.
  • This is a bronze cast of a sculpture that Rodin carved in stone in 1908.

Más información

It is an example of Rodin’s skill that he could take a subject as simple as two hands and create such an expressive sculpture. The gesture is between two right hands (of two different people). The fingers are sculpted so that they reach toward and lightly touch one another, as if in prayer. The sculpture encourages the viewer to think about the relationship between the two people whose hands are depicted.

This sculpture was originally titled The Ark of the Covenant. It was renamed The Cathedral after Rodin published a book about French Gothic cathedrals in 1914. The form of this sculpture demonstrates Rodin’s interest in Gothic architecture. The shape of the hands resembles the vault of a Gothic cathedral. 

The Cathedral is a bronze cast of a work that was originally carved in stone. Rodin completed the stone version in 1908. It was part of a series of sculptures of hands. Other works from this series include The Hand of God, The Hand of the Devil, Hands of Lovers, and Hand from the Tomb.

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Imágenes

  • Una escultura de bronce de dos manos derechas que se tienden la una a la otra, con las puntas de los dedos tocándose.

    La Catedral

  • Una escultura de bronce de dos manos derechas que se tienden la una a la otra, con las puntas de los dedos tocándose.

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    Galería Rodin - La catedral en el punto de mira

  • Una escultura de bronce de dos manos derechas que se tienden la una a la otra, con las puntas de los dedos tocándose.

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    Galería Rodin - La catedral en el punto de mira

  • Una escultura de bronce de dos manos derechas que se tienden la una a la otra, con las puntas de los dedos tocándose.

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    Catedral de Rodin

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