Andromeda
Inscribed on front of base: A Mon AMI / R MArX / Rodin
Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
Modeled 1885; carved 1886Medium:
MarbleDimensions:
11 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 9 inches (29.8 x 29.2 x 22.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
Rodin MuseumObject Location:
F1929-7-82Credit Line:
Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929
Made in France, Europe
Date:
Modeled 1885; carved 1886Medium:
MarbleDimensions:
11 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 9 inches (29.8 x 29.2 x 22.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
Rodin MuseumObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:F1929-7-82Credit Line:
Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929
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In Greek mythology Andromeda is offered as a sacrifice to a sea monster in order to save her father’s kingdom. Chained to a rock to await her fate, she is saved by Perseus, who at first mistakes her for a marble statue. The Rodin Museum owns the first marble version of this subject, made for the French art critic Roger Marx (1859–1913).
