Eve by Rodin

Description

Statue replica of Eve Standing is part of the highly collectible museum reproduction series by Parastone Mouseion 3D, a well known European manufacturer from the Netherlands. Each statue from their collection is carefully recreated after the original as a small scale copy.

Material: Collectible quality, resin with a bronze finish.
Included: Full color card about artist and artwork in four languages.
Dimensions: 7.75″H x 2.5″W x 2.5″D.

In 1880, Rodin was commissioned to design the main doors for the new museum of the Decorative Arts. It was agreed that the bronze doors would feature bas reliefs based on Dante’s Divine Comedy. These “Gates of Hell” would be flanked by two life-sized figures: Adam and Eve. Rodin created multiple studies for Eve, but none of these were used to accompany the gates. The model on which the sculpture was based was the Italian Madame Abruzzezzi. She proved to be pregnant when she posed and when this became visible Rodin was furious. From then on he banned his assistants from having intimate relations with the models at his studio.