Nude Study of Balzac (Reduction, Type 'C') Probably 1892, Musée Rodin cast 11/12 in 1972 Bronze 30 x 16 ¾  x  13 ½  in. Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation Another of Rodin's many studies for the Monument to Balzac, Nude Study of Balzac (Reduction, Type 'C') , presents a dynamic image of a physically powerful man whose otherwise overbearing physique is transformed into strength by his commanding spirit.