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Auguste Rodin
Saint John the Baptist Preachingfirst modelled 1878, this cast 1966 (Musée Rodin 6/12)

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Dark brown patinated bronze sculpture of a full-length standing nude male figure with beard and shoulder-length hair, one arm raised mid-gesture, on a rocky oval base
Bronze sculpture of a standing nude male figure viewed from behind, with shoulder-length hair, weight shifted onto the left leg, right arm extended forward with fingers raised, mounted on an oval base with dark patinated surface.
Bronze sculpture of a standing nude male figure viewed from behind at three-quarter angle, with curly hair and beard, weight shifted to one leg, holding a small object in the lowered right hand, mounted on an oval base, with dark patinated surface.
Artist or Maker
Auguste Rodin
France, Paris, 1840-1917
Title
Saint John the Baptist Preaching
Place Made
France
Date Made
first modelled 1878, this cast 1966 (Musée Rodin 6/12)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
31 × 15 × 13 in. (78.74 × 38.1 × 33.02 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.73.108.12
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Butler, Ruth; Hargrove, June E.; Holderbaum, James; Hunisak, John M. and Anne M. Wagner. The Romantics to Rodin. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah. True Nature: Rodin in Context. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.