The Kiss Auguste Rodin

The Kiss Auguste Rodin

About the Sculpture.

• Artist: Auguste Rodin.
• Replicas are cast right here in the United States.
• Small: 11 H x 7 L. Weight: 11 lbs.
• All Auguste Rodin Sculptures are mounted on a marble base with gold plated plaque with artist and statue name.

Auguste Rodin was born in 1840 and died in 1917. In his time he was considered the greatest sculptor since Michelangelo. His style was both classic and romantic. Rodin followed nature closely and presented it exactly as he saw it. It was he who let the way in modern sculpture. Auguste Rodin was never awarded a national honor which was probably due to the fact that he lived during the years that his country was at war with Germany. In 1967, during the 50th anniversary of Rodin's death, he was finally awarded with the public tribute to Preiss.

The sculpture, The Kiss, was originally titled Francesca da Rimini, as it depicts the 13th century Italian noblewoman immortalized in Dante's inferno who falls in love with her husband Giovanni Malatesta's younger brother Paolo. Having fallen in love while reading the story of Lancelot and Guinevere, the couple are discovered and killed by Francesca's husband. In the sculpture, the book can be seen in Paolo's hand. The lover's lips do not actually touch in the sculpture, suggesting that they were interrupted and met their demise without their lips ever having touched.

Each Auguste Rodin Sculpture is museum quality and hand cast in high quality American bronze using the lost wax method. Each bronze sculpture includes a solid marble base and nameplate. Our foundries are located right here in the United States, that way we know what goes into each and every reproduction cast. These are high quality pieces that you would be proud of owning and displaying in you home or office.

Please review our Sculpture Casting Process to answer any questions you may have.