Auguste Rodin's 172nd Birthday

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Today Auguste Rodin would have celebrated his 172th Birthday. If you are wondering who Auguste Rodin, you are not alone when I open the Google homepage this morning, I had no idea who the man is sitting on a stone or a tree in doodle.It was only one time I flew Doodle I saw it as Auguste Rodin, who do not really give me an idea of ​​who this man was sitting on a rock, or why it's important that Google was born. However, this is one of the things I love the most when there is Google Doodle of someone we know, but many times not.
"Auguste Rodin" is a French sculptor, was born November 12, 1840 and died November 17, 1917. Many people in this branch of art, according to the founder of modern sculpture, though he did not try to rebel against the past.

He wanted to study art, which many consider the best art school in Paris, but he was never allowed to go to school. At one time, he nevertheless became one of the most famous sculptors in France and in the world in 1900, is known for his work.In time Auguste Rodin created several sculptures in Google Doodle 12 November 2012 Google featured his work in the doodle. Man sitting on a stone sculpture he created called "The Thinker"
The Thinker is a sculpture in marble and bronze by Auguste Rodin, the first throw, 1902, is now in the Rodin Museum in Paris, there are about 20 other original works, as well as various other versions, studies, and posthumous castings. It depicts a man in sober meditation to deal with a powerful internal struggle. It is often used to represent philosophy. - Source Wikipedia Auguste Rodin.

Instead of copying traditional academic postures, Rodin preferred his model to move naturally around his studio (despite their nakedness). Sculptor often make sketches in clay that were later refined, cast in plaster, and forged into bronze or carved in marble.At fist Auguste Rodin was trying to find an audience for their work in the United States, the reason is that his art was very provocative nudity grounds. Fortunately, he met Sarah Tyson Hallowell (1846-1924), curator from Chicago who visited Paris for an exhibition on the interstate major exhibitions in 1870 and 1880, she helped create a market for the work of Auguste Rodin in the United States, where he eventually became just as popular.

Auguste Rodin's 172nd Birthday