Fallen Caryatid with Urn at the Musée Rodin, Paris

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Intended for The Gates of Hell, whee it was placed in the left corner of the tympanum, the Caryatid personifies despondency and disillusion, sadness and despair. Rodin enlarged the small model of 1886 and presented it at the Fall Salon of 1909, under the title Destiny. Bowed beneath the weight of destiny, the crushed yet sturdy caryatid originally bore these verses by poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867): "Many a flower regretfullyExhales pefume soft as secretsIn a profound solitude".   This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [email protected] to find out how you can help.

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Musée Rodin
The Musée Rodin in Paris, France, is a museum that was opened in 1919, dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. It has two sites, at the Hôtel Biron and surrounding grounds in central Paris, and just outside Paris at Rodin's old home, the Villa des Brillants at Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine). The collection includes 6,600 sculptures, 8,000 drawings, 8,000 old photographs and 7,000 objets d’art. The museum receives 700,000 visitors annually.

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