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Auguste Rodin
Portrait of Pope Benedict XVfirst modelled 1915, this cast 1971 (Musée Rodin 7/12)

Not on view
Bronze portrait bust of a man's head with deep charcoal patina and green accents, vigorous textured surface, facing slightly upward
Bronze sculpture of a man's head in profile, turned slightly left, with deeply modeled facial features, textured surface treatment, and dark patina; the cranium is truncated at the top.
Bronze sculpture of a human head seen from the rear, mounted on a black rectangular base, with a dark patina and heavily textured, roughly modeled surface.
Artist or Maker
Auguste Rodin
France, Paris, 1840-1917
Title
Portrait of Pope Benedict XV
Place Made
France
Date Made
first modelled 1915, this cast 1971 (Musée Rodin 7/12)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 8 x 10 in. (24.13 x 20.32 x 25.40 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.73.108.16
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Levkoff, Mary L. Rodin in His Time: The Cantor Gifts to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994.
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.