Who is Auguste Rodin?

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Auguste Rodin is considered, after Michelangelo, the 2nd greatest sculptor of the human body in history. His works such as "The Thinker," "The Gates of Hell," and "The Kiss" are acknowledged masterpieces.

Answer 2

A rather splendid sculptor (1840-1917), creator of The Thinker". = Auguste Rodin =

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Auguste Rodin.

Auguste Rodin (born François-Auguste-René Rodin; November 12, 1840-November 17, 1917) was a French artist, most famous as a sculptor. He was the preeminent French sculptor of his time, and remains one of the few sculptors widely recognized outside the visual arts community. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture,[1] he did not set out to rebel against the past. He was schooled traditionally, took a craftsman-like approach to his work, and desired academic recognition,[2] although he was never accepted into Paris's foremost school of art. Sculpturally, he possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, deeply pocketed surface in clay.

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Rodin was not married until the year he died, when he married his companion Rose Beuret.

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Rodin died in Paris, and was buried in Meudon, a suburb.

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His first known work was a clay model of a companion he submitted to gain entrance to the Grand École in 1857.

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Auguste Rodin was born on November 12, 1840.

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At Limoges, France.

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In 1841.