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The Sirens
Auguste Rodin1889
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Rodin intended <em>The Gates of Hell</em> (based on Dante’s <em>The Divine Comedy</em>) to be the great work of his life. It was never executed as originally planned, but Rodin created a number of sculptures for the project that were later treated separately. Among them was this group of three nude women entitled <em>The Sirens</em>.
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- Title: The Sirens
- Creator: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917)
- Date Created: 1889
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 43.2 x 41.6 x 30.5 cm (17 x 16 3/8 x 12 in.)
- Provenance: Mrs. Ralph King, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.350
- Medium: bronze
- Inscriptions: on back: Alexis Rudier/Fondeur 1889, Paris; on inside, separate piece: A. Rodin; on front, left: A. Rodin. Sticker on inside: P. Navez Exposition de Pittsburgh les Syrenes Collection Rodin (du Musée Rodin) No. 131.
- Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: France, late 19th-early 20th century
- Credit Line: In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
- Collection: Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
- Accession Number: 1946.350
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