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

The Arc of the Covenant[lower-alpha 1] or The Cathedral[lower-alpha 2] is a sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin, conceived in 1908.

Description

It shows two intertwined right hands belonging to two different figures.[1]

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.
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