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Rodin

[ roh-dan, -dan; French raw-dan ]

noun

  1. (Fran·çois) Au·guste (Re·né) [f, r, ah, n, -, swa, oh-, gyst, , r, uh, -, ney], 1840–1917, French sculptor.


Rodin

/ rɔdɛ̃ /

noun

  1. RodinAuguste18401917MFrenchARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor Auguste (oɡyst). 1840–1917, French sculptor, noted for his portrayal of the human form. His works include The Kiss (1886), The Burghers of Calais (1896), and The Thinker (1905)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

In fact, it was Rodin’s good friend and secretary, the legendary poet Rainer Maria Rilke, who tipped him off to the property.

Rodin also provided photographs of Neyt that revealed him to be more robust in real life, further disproving allegations that the statue was molded directly on the body of the model.

Outraged, Rodin wrote to the head of the jury, who in turn asked him to provide evidence.

This focus on realism guided Rodin as he toiled in his studio over an 18-month period often in the presence of his model, 22-year-old Auguste Neyt.

Like many artists working online, Rozendaal went to art school and knows his Rodin from his Rembrandt.

For years, Dr. James Chang has used the sculptural hands that Rodin created to teach undergraduate students surgical anatomy.

Though Rodin may well have known his models, they remain nameless representations of “a” body.

Mapplethorpe is infamous for his raw depictions of sexuality, but Rodin was no prude.

Linda Rodin has had a diverse career in fashion—model, stylist, beauty entrepreneur.

The stone is cut not that Rodin may make a splendid statue, but that some company may earn a dividend.

That infant gifted with so precocious an intelligence, that prodigy, surely can be no other than little Rodin, your god-son!

Mention has already been made of the special tendency in recent sculpture identified with the name and influence of Rodin.

Now I consider that one of the rarest of friendly actions, as I knew he would not have objected to Rodin otherwise.

No doubt Rodin thought, from the careful manner in which work was put out of sight, that he was not expected to refer to it.

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