- When speaking on Rodins that are editioned, I said the French law
limiting the number of casts that can be made to 12, was passed by the
French Parliament in in 1968. It was in 1956.
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The numbering system for these casts (1/8 and I/IV) was passed by Parliament in 1968. I erred and said 1975.
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At about minute 46, I misspelled the name of the foundry currently used by the Musée Rodin. It is "Coubertin.”
- At about minute 51, I spoke about the relationship among
St. John the Baptist Preaching, the
Study for Torso of the Walking Man,
and
Monumental Torso of the Walking Man.
To clarify: Study
for Torso of the Walking Man relates to
Saint John the Baptist Preaching. The Study…
was made about 1900 when it was created by joining together a torso and the legs from
St. John the Baptist Preaching of about 1880. Monumental Torso of the Walking Man relates to
Narcisse rather than to
Study of the Torso of the Walking Man. Go figure. Anyway, also review my confusion at minute 128: Narcisse is related to
Monumental Torso of the Walking Man rather than to
Despairing Adolescent.
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At about minute 101, I misspoke, saying
Rodin made up the story of the Burghers of Calais. Wrong! The story
came down through the centuries in Jean Froissart’s
Chronicles (1360-65), a history book widely read in both France and Britain.
- When
the cast is made in more than one piece and then the pieces are joined
together, it is called “brazing” and I have often misspelled this
as “braising."
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About minute 124: the two Caryatids were first made for
The Gates of Hell. They were smaller in size and attached to the Gates, not free standing as I said and then questioned.
- The
Japanese collector of Rodins: Thanks to docent Tomoko Kamiya for
bringing more correct information! I hope she has shared this with you.
Also see pp. 40 – 61 in Antoinette Romain’s superb
The Bronzes of Rodin, which we have donated to the Museum’s library.
Thanks much!
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