The photographs Gaudenzio Marconi took of its plaster cast and of its model, Auguste Neyt, were used by the artist to defend himself against accusations that he cast this work directly from a live model.
The photographs Gaudenzio Marconi took of its plaster cast and of its model, Auguste Neyt, were used by the artist to defend himself against accusations that he cast this work directly from a live model. This statue's empty left hand was originally supposed to hold a spear, while its right hand is placed atop the crown of his head. First exhibited as in Brussels as "The Vanquished," this is, FTP, what Auguste Rodin sculpture of a nude soldier with a grandiose title that reflects the alloy from which it was made?
The photographs Gaudenzio Marconi took of its plaster cast and of its model, Auguste Neyt, were used by the artist to defend himself against accusations that he cast this work directly from a live model.
The {Age of Bronze} or {L’Age d’Airain} (accept “The {Vanquished}” on an early buzz)