The Tempest

Auguste Rodin

carved before 1910 · Marble · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The dramatic forward thrust of the head identifies this sculpture as one of Rodin's attempts to capture the effects of violent motion or extreme stress on the human figure.

Artist

Auguste Rodin

Date

carved before 1910

Medium

Marble

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Thomas F. Ryan, 1910