las puertas del infierno....Rodin...Gates of Hell
En 1880, encargaron a Rodin para una puerta de bronce a un edificio todavía en la etapa de planificación, diseñada para alojar un museo de artes decorativas. El presidente Jules Ferry de Francia firmó el pedido que encarga a Rodin producir un modelo de un "bajorrelieve que representa la Comedia Divina de Dante. " La misma naturaleza de la comisión tenía la importancia de la capital al escultor: como estatuas ecuestres, las puertas monumentales se consideraron proyectos prestigiosos que sólo se podrían conceder a artistas famosos.
La influencia de Ghiberti en Rodin era obvia cuando dibujó sus ideas tempranas para Las Puertas de Infierno. Reflejan la estructura compartimentada de los paneles de Florentine, cada compartimento que representa un incidente específico. La subdivisión del poema de Dante en cantos hizo tal división fácil. Sin embargo, Rodin pronto abandonó esta idea inicial a favor de un panel total solo en cada una de las puertas partidas, proporcionando el alcance a una caída asombrosa del maldito de arriba abajo, así repitiendo el texto de Dante.
Preparándose para este trabajo, Rodin gastó casi un año para una serie de esbozos. A finales de 1884, los moldes de varias partes de Las Puertas de Infierno se unieron. Pero Rodin continuamente cambiaba el trabajo, y las cosas se prolongaron - la construcción del nuevo museo de artes decorativas se pospuso indefinidamente y Rodin comenzó a trabajar en otros proyectos encargados. Los trabajos independientes basados en las Puertas hacían constantemente su camino en el mundo, como atestiguado por ejemplo El Beso en 1888 y El Pensador en 1889.
Los años fueron por, y las Puertas constantemente perdieron su objetivo utilitario, haciéndose unas ilustraciones autónomas independientes de la consideración práctica. En 1900 un vaciado de yeso de Las Puertas de Infierno se expuso primero en público.
A la muerte de Rodin, el primer conservador de Musée Rodin tenía un modelo completo de las Puertas reunidas de los moldes originales.
El primer molde de bronce se ejecutó en 1926-28. Hoy hay siete moldes de las Puertas del Infierno en todo el mundo, hechos entre 1926 y 1997: París, Filadelfia, Tokio, Zurich, Stanford, Shizuoka y Seúl.
In 1880, Rodin was commissioned for a bronze door to a building still in the planning stage, designed to house a museum of decorative arts. France's President Jules Ferry signed the order commissioning Rodin to produce a model of a "bas-relief depicting Dante's Divine Comedy." The very nature of the commission was of capital importance to the sculptor: like equestrian statues, monumental doors were considered prestigious projects that could be awarded only to well-known artists. One of the uncontested models for such doors were those done by Ghiberti for the baptistery in Florence, which Michelangelo dubbed the Gates of Paradise. Rodin, during his trip to Italy in 1875, spent a long time admiring the bronze masterpiece.
The influence of Ghiberti on Rodin was obvious when he sketched his early ideas for The Gates of Hell. They reflect the compartmentalised structure of the Florentine panels, each compartment depicting a specific incident. The subdivision of Dante's poem into cantos made such division easy. Nevertheless, Rodin soon abandoned this initial idea in favour of a single overall panel on each of the double doors, providing scope for an astounding fall of the damned from top to bottom, thus echoing Dante's text.
While preparing for this work, Rodin spent nearly a year on a series of sketches. In late 1884, casts of various parts of The Gates of Hell were assembled. But Rodin continually altered the work, and things dragged on - construction of the new museum of decorative arts was postponed indefinitely and Rodin began to work on other commissioned projects. Independent works based on the Gates were steadily making their way in the world, as witnessed for example The Kiss in 1888, and The Thinker in 1889.
Years went by, and the Gates steadily lost their utilitarian goal, becoming an autonomous artwork independent of practical consideration. It was in 1900 that a plaster cast of The Gates of Hell was first exhibited in public. It was unnoticed by the public and Rodin seemed to have abandoned any idea of finishing his work.
At Rodin's death, the first curator of the Musée Rodin had a complete model of the Gates assembled from the original molds. The first bronze cast was executed in 1926-28. Today there are seven casts of the Gates of Hell throughout the world, made between 1926 and 1997: Paris, Philadelphia, Tokyo, Zurich, Stanford, Shizuoka, and Seoul.
El primer molde de bronce se ejecutó en 1926-28. Hoy hay siete moldes de las Puertas del Infierno en todo el mundo, hechos entre 1926 y 1997: París, Filadelfia, Tokio, Zurich, Stanford, Shizuoka y Seúl.
In 1880, Rodin was commissioned for a bronze door to a building still in the planning stage, designed to house a museum of decorative arts. France's President Jules Ferry signed the order commissioning Rodin to produce a model of a "bas-relief depicting Dante's Divine Comedy." The very nature of the commission was of capital importance to the sculptor: like equestrian statues, monumental doors were considered prestigious projects that could be awarded only to well-known artists. One of the uncontested models for such doors were those done by Ghiberti for the baptistery in Florence, which Michelangelo dubbed the Gates of Paradise. Rodin, during his trip to Italy in 1875, spent a long time admiring the bronze masterpiece.
The influence of Ghiberti on Rodin was obvious when he sketched his early ideas for The Gates of Hell. They reflect the compartmentalised structure of the Florentine panels, each compartment depicting a specific incident. The subdivision of Dante's poem into cantos made such division easy. Nevertheless, Rodin soon abandoned this initial idea in favour of a single overall panel on each of the double doors, providing scope for an astounding fall of the damned from top to bottom, thus echoing Dante's text.
While preparing for this work, Rodin spent nearly a year on a series of sketches. In late 1884, casts of various parts of The Gates of Hell were assembled. But Rodin continually altered the work, and things dragged on - construction of the new museum of decorative arts was postponed indefinitely and Rodin began to work on other commissioned projects. Independent works based on the Gates were steadily making their way in the world, as witnessed for example The Kiss in 1888, and The Thinker in 1889.
Years went by, and the Gates steadily lost their utilitarian goal, becoming an autonomous artwork independent of practical consideration. It was in 1900 that a plaster cast of The Gates of Hell was first exhibited in public. It was unnoticed by the public and Rodin seemed to have abandoned any idea of finishing his work.
At Rodin's death, the first curator of the Musée Rodin had a complete model of the Gates assembled from the original molds. The first bronze cast was executed in 1926-28. Today there are seven casts of the Gates of Hell throughout the world, made between 1926 and 1997: Paris, Philadelphia, Tokyo, Zurich, Stanford, Shizuoka, and Seoul.
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