Research, Mediation and Curation with a gender perspective
Vertumne et Pomone est une sculpture de Camille Claudel, réalisée en marbre en 1905, représentant Vertumne, le dieu des saisons, étreignant la nymphe Pomone qui s’abandonne à lui. Cette sculpture est exposée au Musée Rodin. Vers 1886, Claudel crée Sakountala, ou L’Abandon, les retrouvailles de Shâkountalâ et de son époux, s’inspirant d’un ancien mythe indien.… Continue reading Vertumne et Pomone
Undoubtedly, Medusa is one of the best-known mythological characters of the Greek mythology, especially because her myth has been reproduced in art since the classical antiquity. But why is it so attractive? Why the story of a female monster arises so much interest? Pompei's door decoration The Myth According to the Greek mythology, Medusa was… Continue reading Medusa
La Valse or Les Valseurs (The Waltz in English) is my favourite sculpture, I can remember the first time I saw a picture of it in an art history book years ago. I didn’t know anything about Camille Claudel, the artist who had create such a beautiful and emotional representation of a couple dancing. The… Continue reading The Waltz by Camille Claudel
Last Sunday, March 26th, was the opening of Camille Claudel Museum in a small French town southeast of Paris. The museum received more than 2000 visitants the opening day, a huge success. For many people, it’s a late recognition to one of most brilliant sculptors of her time and one, between many, art history’s overlooked… Continue reading Musée Camille Claudel
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