Bust of Jean-Baptiste Rodin 1860, Musée Rodin cast 2/12 in 1980 Bronze 16 1/8  x  11 ¼  x  9 ½ in. Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation Perhaps Rodin's earliest known sculpture is a bust of his father, Jean-Baptiste Rodin, first modeled in clay in 1860. Now cast in bronze, it presents the elder Rodin in the manner of a republican from Roman times. His face lacks his characteristic beard and mustache, his hair is closely cropped, and no clothing appears, as the neck and shoulders merge into a base reminiscent of the traditional antique style.