Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which … - Auguste Rodin

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Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit by which Nature herself is animated. It is the joy of the intellect which sees clearly into the Universe and which recreates it, with conscientious vision. Art is the most sublime mission of man, since it is the expression of thought seeking to understand the world and to make it understood.

Auguste Rodin

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François-Auguste-René Rodin (12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917) was a French sculptor, and the preeminent sculptor of the modern era. He played a pivotal role in the art of the late nineteenth century, both excelling at and rebelling against the Beaux-Arts tradition.

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Alternative Names: Rodan • Ogi︠u︡st Roden • François Auguste René Rodin • René François Auguste Rodin • august rodin • rodin • a. rodin • rodin auguste • rodin a. • aug. rodin • e. rodin • Lo-tan • Roden Rone Fransua Ogyust • François-Auguste-René Rodin • Rodin • François Auguste Rodin • Francois A. Rene Rodin

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