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

Not on view
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.

Auguste Rodin, Saint John the Baptist Preaching, first modelled 1878, this cast 1966 (Musée Rodin 6/12) (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.