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Also Known As François-Auguste-René Rodin
Born November 12, 1840 • Paris • France
Died November 17, 1917 (aged 77) • Meudon • France
Notable Works “The Thinker”

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Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin: The Thinker
Auguste Rodin: The Burghers of Calais
Auguste Rodin: The Metamorphosis of Ovid
Auguste Rodin: The Kiss
Auguste Rodin: The Kiss
Auguste Rodin: Thomas Fortune Ryan
Musée Rodin
Käsebier, Gertrude; Rodin, Auguste
The Burghers of Calais, a statuary group by Auguste Rodin; in front of the town hall, Calais, France.
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