Rodin Museum, Paris, 1884
This is a reproduction of a bronze sculpture made around 1916-7 and it was modeled around 1884.
The torso of the woman in this group is recognizable as that of a model named Adèle Abruzzezzi. Rodin used her repeatedly, and she also appears in a very different context in The Gates of Hell.
Eternal Springtime it’s full of awakening sensuality and implying neither guilt nor punishment to come. The sculpture was extremely popular, and Rodin repeated it often both in marble and in bronze.
This bronze displays the sensuous, veiled quality of carving that creates an impressionistic play of light and shade on the surface of the medium characteristic of the sculptures of Rodin's later career.
The two young nude figures meet in a kiss. Her legs graze the ground and her upper body is held in a taut arc and supported by the embrace of the male figure.
He is posed precariously on the edge of a rocky mound, crossing his legs, extending his left foot beyond the base of the sculpture and his left arm in a full and graceful reach into space.
It is made from cultured marble and has many intricate details.
Dimensions: 10" H x 11" W
Weight: 8 lbs.
# T-001B
About Our Museum Replicas
HISTORY OF ART REPRODUCTIONS
The history of art reproductions takes us back to Imperial Rome where bronze and marble reproductions of Greek masterpieces served as decoration for lavish Roman villas and gardens.
The art of casting is thousands of years old: terracottas, bronzes and ancient glass were cast from molds.
Closer to our time in the mid-18th century coinciding with the search for new artistic styles which took inspiration from the roots of classic art (neoclassicism) and the discovery of Herculaneum in 1738 and Pompeii in 1748, archaeological reproductions reappeared all over Europe.
As a result of French expeditions to Egypt during the nineteenth century, a casting facility was set up next to the Louvre Museum where many important archaeological pieces from ancient Egypt were reproduced.
Following the example of the Louvre, other leading European museums began to reproduce some of the masterpieces in their collections thus initiating a trend that continues until today.
OUR WORK
For the making of art reproductions, our company has chosen masterpieces from the best museums all over the world–The Louvre, The British Museum, The National Museum of Athens, The Egyptian Museum at Cairo, The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, etc.
Working to obtain very fine pieces, up to the last detail,we only use materials and techniques that can achieve the best quality in reproducing original works of art.
Our sculptures are cast in a variety of mediums –bonded stone, polyresins, bronze, etc.
The finish of each reproduction, always hand-made and showing craftsmanship and historical sense, is the work of an artisan.
It is the task of our company to present to the people of today the legacy of those ancient civilizations with all the beauty and mystery of our ancestors, again in front of our eyes and at the reach of our hands.
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SCULPTING
Most of our items are original artworks created by our sculptors, carved out of clay, stone, or wood. Here, one of our sculptors carves our T-16 Degas Little Dancer using sculpting clay.
MOLD MAKING
Once the original is carved, a mold is made, usually out of silicon. Here a casting of the Egyptian Goddess Selket is taken from a silicon mold.
CASTING
Crushed stone in a liquid resin medium is poured into a silicon mold where it solidifies into a hard stone that reproduces all the detail and texture of the original.
COLOR DETAILING
All the finishes are done by hand. Many finishes include color detailing, a labor intensive process where colors are applied with small brushes by our skilled artisans.