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Nude female figure holding left foot, Auguste Rodin

Nude female figure holding left foot

Auguste Rodin (French) (1840-1917)

Movement
Symbolism
Date
1900–1912
Medium
Graphite and watercolor
Dimensions
49.4 × 31.9 cm
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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You will not say that tonight, when you are in my arms … and I love you!
Caress me, darling! … feel how cold and hard my breasts are
Caress me, darling! … feel how cold and hard my breasts are
The second has abundant hair that gleams and unfurls in long garlands of silk
The second has abundant hair that gleams and unfurls in long garlands of silk
And she is the one I love
And she is the one I love
Tomorrow, if the spirits will grant me the favor of having a woman on this gibbet … I will make a man of her …
Tomorrow, if the spirits will grant me the favor of having a woman on this gibbet … I will make a man of her …
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And yet, he said, I who speak to you, Milady … I am not just anybody