{"product_id":"rodin-and-the-art-of-celeste-farge-9780500480304","title":"Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece","description":"\u003cp\u003eRodin, famous for \u003cem\u003eThe Thinker\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Kiss\u003c\/em\u003e, was captivated by the sculptures of Classical antiquity and he constantly reworked and assimilated the forms of ancient Greek and Roman art in his own work. Rodin visited the British Museum for the first time in the summer of 1881 and there greatly admired the sculptures of the Parthenon. Before he saw the originals, he was already acquainted with plaster casts of them displayed in the  cole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. The Parthenon sculptures continued to be a major influence on his own work and he visited them frequently on his return visits to London. He also amassed a huge collection of fragments of ancient sculpture that served as a great source of inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn introduction to this volume, published to accompany an exhibition at the British Museum, by Hartwig Fischer, the Museum's director, reflects on the internationalism of the Parthenon sculptures and their global reach, and essays by the curators of the exhibition tell the story of their reception in the modern era, and chart the lifelong relationship between these sculptures and Rodin. The works featured are arranged thematically, with sections on Rodin's Parthenon, Truth to Nature, the Monument, the Fragment and Motion and Emotion. The book includes examples of Rodin's drawings as well as his sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Celeste Farge, B駭馘icte Garnier, Ian Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0500480303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500480304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 10.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019","brand":"Celeste Farge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43919928197375,"sku":"9780500480304","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4613431c-c985-431f-b647-8778302cc084.jpg?v=1680812687","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rodin-and-the-art-of-celeste-farge-9780500480304","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}