Les Ombres. Rodin. Afrique du Nord preceded by a previously unpublished

preceded by a previously unpublished text on major construction sites

through his function as divine cupbearer

Would such a talkative and cheerful people have thought only of death

Catherine Méneux

North Africa

Les Ombres. Rodin. Afrique du Nord preceded by a previously unpublishedThe Gates of Hell, considered Auguste Rodin's greatest work, was commissioned by the French government in 1880. The sculptor worked on it for many years, inspired by Dante's Inferno. During Rodin's lifetime, an original model of the upper part of this masterpiece was deposited at the Quimper Museum of Fine Arts. Entitled The Shadows, this group of three people, whose name evokes the souls of the damned, crowns The Gates. Restored, this work is