Bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin “The Cathedral” (1908), version in art bronze, reduction

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Sculpture “The Cathedral” (1908), version in artificial bronze

The name of the soaring Gothic cathedral derives from the Greek word kathedra, meaning "seat of God." For the sculptor Rodin, hands were the epitome of creative, divine power. Without touching one another, they encompass the space in which the idea, the divine spark, is born, like a dance of hands. With his study, Rodin elevates the fragment to a complete sculpture, thus anticipating large areas of modern sculpture.

Original: Bronze, 65 cm high, Musée Rodin, Paris.

Reduction. Hand-cast polymer museum replica with a bronzed surface.

Height 36.5 cm. Weight approx. 11 kg.