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Statue de Claude Gellée par Auguste Rodin

Nancy

When Rodin unveiled this statue in 1900, Nancy residents hated it—his human, stripped-down take on painter Claude Lorrain was too simple for a city that loved ornate, meringue-like monuments.

Renowned sculptor masterpiece
19th-century art history
Controversial artistic legacy
Monumental bronze figure

Tips

🎨depicts 17th-century painter Claude Lorrain
🌅faces eastward, toward the rising sun

Statue de Claude Gellée par Auguste Rodin

Canton de Nancy-2, 54000 Nancy, France