nsations, dreams. Because we have been taught to find our idealsculpture in the calm statues of the Greeks, we areshocked by his portrayal in marble of such tumul-tuous emotion. Unconsciously inherited traditionsprejudice us against the innovator. We forgetthat the calmness of Hellenic art could… … BUST IN MARBLE BY AUGUiTE RODIN expression of the souls of great men, should wenot hold an open mind for the receiving of iheirmessage, no matter in what form it be given ?We must also remember that many of Rodinsgroups were created for his Porte dEtifer, whereonhe has depicted Dantes vision of…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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