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During his lifetime and afterward, Auguste Rodin was viewed as the modern equivalent to Michelangelo. Rodin worked against the prevailing styles of his time and may have seen parallels between his own struggles and Michelangelo’s reputation in the 1800s as a suffering genius. In 1875 Rodin went to Italy to study Renaissance art, specifically works by Michelangelo. The twisting titans (giants) on this pedestal base are directly inspired by Michelangelo’s <em>ignudi </em>(male nudes) on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Rodin did not directly copy the poses but translated the energy and movement of the nudes into new, three-dimensional forms.
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159276
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Titans, Support for a Vase
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159276
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title
Titans, Support for a Vase
description
During his lifetime and afterward, Auguste Rodin was viewed as the modern equivalent to Michelangelo. Rodin worked against the prevailing styles of his time and may have seen parallels between his own struggles and Michelangelo’s reputation in the 1800s as a suffering genius. In 1875 Rodin went to Italy to study Renaissance art, specifically works by Michelangelo. The twisting titans (giants) on this pedestal base are directly inspired by Michelangelo’s <em>ignudi </em>(male nudes) on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Rodin did not directly copy the poses but translated the energy and movement of the nudes into new, three-dimensional forms.
date
c. 1877
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79978643
creators
5925
5961
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 37.5 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm (14 3/4 x 15 x 15 in.)
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France, made at Choisy le Roi, 19th century
accession
1995.71
Source extras
tec
glazed earthenware
tombstone
Titans, Support for a Vase, c. 1877. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917), probably by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824–1887). Glazed earthenware; overall: 37.5 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm (14 3/4 x 15 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1995.71
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
incised near bottom of plinth: "A. CARRIERE-BELLEUSE."
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “The Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Major Works,” December 20, 1995, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 36 no. 07, September 1996
page_number
Reproduced: cover; Mentioned: p. 2, 6
citation
Fergonzi, Flavio. <em>Rodin and Michelangelo: A Study in Artistic Inspiration</em>. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 98; Reproduced: p. 99
citation
Peters, Emily. “Master/Apprentice: Imitation and Inspiration in the Renaissance.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>59, no. 5 (September/October 2019): 8-9.
page_number
Reproduced: P. 9; Mentioned: P. 8.
creditline
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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2026-05-29 08:15:34.974000
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159276
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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glazed earthenware
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male
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