The Cathedral (sculpture)

The Cathedral
at the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City
ArtistAuguste Rodin
Year1908
MediumStone (original) / bronze casting

The Arc of the Covenant or The Cathedral is a sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin, conceived in 1908.

Description

It shows two intertwined right hands belonging to two different figures.

Versions

Originally carved in stone, it was later cast in various editions in bronze.

See also

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.