The Sirens
Auguste Rodin · 1889 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Rodin intended The Gates of Hell (based on Dante’s The Divine Comedy) 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 The Sirens.
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Details
- Maker
- Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)
- Date
- 1889
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 43.2 x 41.6 x 30.5 cm (17 x 16 3/8 x 12 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
