Rodin, François Auguste René

Rodin, François Auguste René
Ro·din (rō-dănʹ, -dăɴʹ), François Auguste René. 1840-1917.
French sculptor whose innovative, sometimes controversial works include the lifelike Bronze Age (1877) and the uncompleted series Gates of Hell, comprising some of his best-known works, such as The Thinker.

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  • Rodin, (François-) Auguste (René) — born Nov. 12, 1840, Paris, France died Nov. 17, 1917, Meudon French sculptor. Insolvent and repeatedly rejected by the École des Beaux Arts, he earned his living by doing decorative stonework. Not until his late 30s, after a trip to Italy, did he …   Universalium

  • Rodin, (François-) Auguste (René) — (12 nov. 1840, París, Francia–17 nov. 1917, Meudon). Escultor francés. Insolvente y constantemente rechazado por la école des Beaux Arts, se ganó la vida haciendo cantería decorativa. No fue hasta pasados los 30 años de edad, luego de un viaje a… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Francois Auguste Rene Rodin — noun French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840 1917) • Syn: ↑Rodin, ↑Auguste Rodin • Instance Hypernyms: ↑sculptor, ↑sculpturer, ↑carver, ↑statue maker …   Useful english dictionary

  • Auguste Rodin — Nom de naissance François Auguste René Rodin Naissance 12 novembre 1840 Paris ( …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Auguste Rodin — (born François Auguste René Rodin; November 12, 1840–November 17, 1917) was a French artist, most famous as a sculptor. He was the preeminent French sculptor of his time, and remains one of the few sculptors widely recognized outside the visual… …   Wikipedia

  • Auguste Rodin — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Auguste Rodin Retrato de Auguste Rodin. Nombre real François Auguste René Rodin Nacimiento 12 de noviembre …   Wikipedia Español

  • Rodin — Auguste Rodin Auguste Rodin Naissance 12 novembre 1840 Paris (XIXe …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rodin, Rene François Auguste — (11/12/1840 Paris 11/17/1917 Meudon) (France); aka Rodin, Auguste    Sculptor, painter, and etcher. At a young age he was a pupil of Lecoq de Boisbaudran at the School of Decorative Art, then in the atelier of von Barye and Carrier Belleuse.… …   Dictionary of erotic artists: painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic designers and illustrators

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  • René — ► sustantivo femenino ANATOMÍA Riñón, glándula secretoria de la orina. * * * rene (del lat. «ren, renis») f. *Riñón. * * * rene. (Del lat. ren, renis). f. riñón. * * * (as used in expressions) Chateaubriand, (François Auguste) René, vizconde de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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