Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917)

The present work is a study for the female figure of L'eternelle idole and is recorded under number 902 in the archives of the Musée Rodin. The female figure was re-used by Rodin in two further compositions, both of which separate her from the adoring kiss bestowed upon her by her lover. The first places her leaning back against a larger figure and is called Vulcan creating Pandora. The other, entitled The Creation pits her once more with her lover, this time inanimately and impassionately, encompassed by the creative arms of God.