The Cathedral (sculpture)

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The Cathedral
Original edition cast, now in
the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City.
ArtistAuguste Rodin
Year1908
MediumStone (original) / bronze casting

The Arc of the Covenant[a] or The Cathedral[b] is a sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin, conceived in 1908. It shows two intertwined right hands belonging to two different figures.[1] Originally carved in stone, it was later cast in various editions in bronze.


Notes

  1. ^ In reference to the harmony of communication represented by two humans' right hands.
  2. ^ Renamed after the publication of Rodin's The Cathedrals of France in 1914.

References

  1. ^ "The Cathedral". Musée Rodin. Retrieved 2016-09-08.