Danaid
ArtistAuguste Rodin
Year1889
Mediummarble (1889), bronze (1891)
Dimensions31.7 cm × 67.2 cm × 44.9 cm (12.5 in × 26.5 in × 17.7 in)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires)

Danaid is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin, based on the account in the Metamorphoses of Hypermnestra, eldest of the Danaïdes.

Gates of Hell

It was originally conceived as part of his The Gates of Hell but was not included in the final version of that work. It is based on Andromeda, also from Gates.

Versions

Originally produced in 1890 in marble, bronze casts of Danaid began to be produced in 1891 and are in collections in France as well as the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City.[1]

A more modern casting can be found in the permanent collection of the Peoria Riverfront Museum, in Peoria, Illinois, USA, a gift of preeminent Rodin collector B. Gerald Cantor in honor of Carlotta and Gary Bielfeldt in 1987.

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Museo Soumaya (2016). La puerta del infierno (en español, inglés, francés). Ciudad de México: Fundación Carlos Slim A.C. p. 296-297. ISBN 9786077805182.

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