Auguste Rodin
Figure I from “Vase of the Titans”
Original model 1877
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Auguste Rodin
Figure I from “Vase of the Titans”
Original model 1877
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 13 in. (33 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Wilton C. Dinges
Object Number
1964.26.7
These two casts of powerful male figures were once combined
to form part of a four-figured ensemble supporting a chalice,
a work known as the Vase of the Titans. The vase was cast
in different materials including terracotta and porcelain,
sometimes bearing the signature of the decorative sculptor
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. Scholars unanimously agree
that the figures have nothing to do with Carrier-Belleuse.
Rather, they are sculptures conceived and modeled by
Rodin from the period in which he worked for Carrier-
Belleuse after his return from Brussels.
Oliver C. Shell, BMA, "Rodin: Expression and Influence", August 1, 2007-April 6, 2008.
John L. Tancock, "The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin: The Collection of the Rodin Museum Philadelphia," (Philadelphia: The Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1976) pp. 238-240.
Albert E. Elsen, "Rodin's Art: The Rodin Collection of Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts Stanford University," (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003) pp. 180-181.
H. W. Janson, 'Rodin And Carrier-Belleuse: The Vase Des Titans,' "The Art Bulletin" Vol. L, No. 3, September 1968, pp. 278-280.
