Fallen Caryatid Carrying an Urn

Auguste Rodin

1883 · Cast terracotta · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

To preserve and multiply his original compositions, Rodin molded and cast reproductions of them in plaster and, less frequently, terracotta. This work was made from sheets of wet clay that had been pressed into molds and then fired. Although broken and repaired long ago, it is a precious record of Rodin’s expansive artistic production. The popular composition was replicated in various sizes and media.

Artist

Auguste Rodin

Date

1883

Medium

Cast terracotta

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Thomas F. Ryan, 1910