The Cathedral (sculpture)

The Cathedral
at the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City
ArtistAuguste Rodin
Year1908
MediumStone (original) / bronze casting

The Arc of the Covenant[a] or The Cathedral[b] is a sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin, conceived in 1908.

Description

It shows two intertwined right hands belonging to two different figures.[1]

Versions

Originally carved in stone, it was later cast in various editions in bronze.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In reference to the harmony of communication represented by two humans' right hands.
  2. ^ Renamed after the publication of Rodin's The Cathedrals of France in 1914.

References

  1. ^ "The Cathedral". Musée Rodin.


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