Pair of Standing Nude Male Figures Demonstrating the Principles of Contrapposto according to Michelangelo and Phidias
Object type: Statuettes
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Auguste Rodin
Artist bio: French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1911
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Height (.1, wt. confirmed): 14 1/2 in., 6.6 lb. (36.8 cm, 3 kg)
Height (.2, wt. confirmed): 14 1/2 in., 5.2 lb. (36.8 cm, 2.4 kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 1987
Accession year: 1987
Tags: Male Nudes