This 16-inch tall Adam with Pillar was cast in 1978 by the Musée Rodin, following the artist's instructions before his death. It is a wonderful early example of Rodin's interest in the work of Michelangelo and of his own genius with the communicative capacity of sculptural form. In 1876 Rodin was living in Brussels, working on decorative sculpture for architecture. He traveled to Italy to study the work of Michelangelo, the only artist he ever acknowledged as being of interest to him. Perhaps... read more