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Rodin dazzles in Valencia. A few meters from Taronja School. Come and see it with us! |
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The Thinker and The Burghers of Calais will be in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento square in the city of Valencia until 13th December thanks to the Art in the Street programme,
which aims to take works of art out of galleries and return them to the
public sphere. This aim is very much in line with a movement initiated
by the sculptor Auguste Rodin himself, who revolutionised sculpture in
the 19th and 20th Century by exhibiting his works outdoors. |
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The Thinker, arriving straight from Paris, is the sculpture that
sits on top of Rodin's tomb. Initially created to immortalise the poet
Dante in the famous Gates of Hell, this piece moved away from the group
and took on a life of its own. Since its first public exhibition in
1906, it has become the most famous piece by this universal creator.
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The monument The Burghers of Calais is arriving in Valencia in
the form of six independent sculptures. Auguste Rodin wished to portray
the heroism of six leading figures from Calais ready to sacrifice their
lives to save the city during the Hundred Years War. This monument was
Rodin's first attempt to bring sculpture to people out on the street,
since he decided to make it at ground level so that people could really
appreciate the essence of the subject, just as in church sculptures. |
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Rodin dazzles in Valencia. A few meters from Taronja School. Come and see it with us! 
