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Balzac

sculpture by Rodin

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In Auguste Rodin: Discords and triumphs of Auguste Rodin
…the Victor Hugo and the Balzac were even more serious.
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Rodin Museum

In Rodin Museum
…found in the garden include Balzac and The Burghers of Calais. Rodin created many busts of friends and famous figures, including the French writer Victor Hugo, the Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, and the English socialite-turned-writer Vita Sackville-West. Many of these creations are found in the museum. The Bronze Age (1876),…
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