大英博物館のインスタグラム(britishmuseum) - 1月11日 19時23分

‘The Kiss’ is one of Auguste Rodin’s most famous works. Made in 1882, it was inspired by a moment in Italian writer Dante Alighieri’s epic poem The Divine Comedy. Dante meets the lovers Paolo and Francesca in his travels around hell. They had been murdered by Francesca’s husband (Paolo’s brother) after he discovered the lovers together. The sculpture sees them at the moment just before death, lost in reckless passion. The sculpture was soon detached from its literary reference, and became a more general image of a kiss – a passionate and private moment. Rodin sought to capture the essence of his models, and give them a new form, rather than rigidly copy from nature. Whether the viewer knows the literary origins of this work or not, the sculpture casts us in the role of voyeur.
See this and other masterpieces on loan from @museerodinparis in our #RodinExhibition, which brings together exceptional pieces of sculpture to tell the story of one of the most radical artists of the modern era. Learn more and book tickets via the link in our bio.
This exhibition is sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Auguste Rodin (1840–1917), The Kiss. S.174. Plaster, after 1898. Musée Rodin.
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