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Portrait or photograph of Auguste Rodin: Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, in middle age

Virtual Memorial

Auguste Rodin

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Auguste Rodin, remembered for Sculpture, The Thinker, French art.

1840 - 1917Paris, France
Portrait or photograph of Auguste Rodin: Portrait of Auguste Rodin by William Rothenstein (1872 – 1945)
Portrait of Auguste Rodin by William Rothenstein (1872 – 1945) William Rothenstein, Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=O-Y2AQAAIAAJ Univ California (page 8) See also: https://archive.org/details/artbyaugusterod00feddgoog, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Auguste Rodin Is Remembered

Auguste Rodin is remembered for sculpture, the thinker, french art. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Auguste Rodin.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Paris, France is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Auguste Rodin's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, Monument to Balzac, The Kiss, The Burghers of Calais, and The Gates of Hell.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Portrait or photograph of Auguste Rodin: French; Relief; Sculpture

French; Relief; Sculpture

Victor Peter, This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Auguste Rodin: Auguste Rodin 1884 Musée Rodin, Paris Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 20 7/8 in. signed "A mon ami Rodin, John Sargent 1884" On

Auguste Rodin 1884 Musée Rodin, Paris Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 20 7/8 in. signed "A mon ami Rodin, John Sargent 1884" On the reverse: marque d'exposition à la Kunsthalle de Bâle, n°

John Singer Sargent, http://www.jssgallery.org http://www.musee-rodin.fr/en/collections/paintings/portrait-rodin image, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Auguste Rodin: Drawing; Drawings

Drawing; Drawings

William Rothenstein, This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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