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Although I entered the Musée Rodin at the Hôtel Biron around 17 h the premises were still full with visitors. Rodin is nowadays a world wide renowned sculptor; maybe that the film about Camille Claudel contributed to this!
The two Rodin museums possess more than six thousand sculptures. The finished sculptures, the marble and the bronzes are presented in Paris, whereas plasters are in the other Rodin museum in Meudon.
The sculptures are distributed over the ground and first floor of this elegant "Hôtel de Maître" and in the large and beautiful garden bordered by the Boulevard des Invalides.
On the ground floor are some famous sculptures like "l'Age d'airain", "le Baiser", "Eve". On the first floor "Balzac en robe de moine" and one of my favoured works of Rodin which is a terra cotta "Jeune Fille au chapeau fleuri".
The nicest part is perhaps the garden with 25 sculptures among which the quite famous "Le Penseur", "Les Bourgeois de Calais", "La Porte de l'Enfer" and in the centre of the ornamental pond "Ugolin".
Throughout his career Rodin made replicas of the works which had most success, at the request of collectors and in the last years of his life copies for the future museum.
So don't be surprised to find the same sculptural theme in several places or materials.
Price: 6€
It is now possible to buy a combined ticket Musée Rodin and Musée d'Orsay at 12 €
Address: Entrance: 79 rue de VarennesDirections: Line 13 : Varennes
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When I first heard about the Rodin Museum, I wasn't sure I was going to go as I had already seen two Rodin exhibits that included his most famous masterpieces. However, my good friend Linda had said so much good things about the museum's gardens that I decided to go anyways, and I'm really glad she talked me into going! Even if you've seen Rodin's sculptures before in a museum, to see them outside in the beautiful gardens of the Hotel Biron, where Rodin lived and work from 1908 until his death in 1917, adds a lot of emotions to the works of art. You will find more sculptures inside Hotel Biron, including some by Rodin's student and lover Camille Claudel, as well as some paintings, including Van Gogh's Le Pere Tanguy.
The museum is closed on Mondays. It costs 9 Euros to visit both the gardens and Hotel Biron, or 6 Euros for the gardens only (you can use your Museum Pass if you have one). Leave a Comment Address: 79 rue de VarennePhone: 01 44 18 61 10Directions: Metro Varenne, within easy walking distance of Les InvalidesWebsite: http://www.musee-rodin.fr/
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Walking down the rue de Varenne behind tall doors is the Hotel Biron. It is a huge mansion which was the private residence of Auguste Rodin, the world-famous sculptor. It's a very attractive property that has large grounds which show off many of Rodin's famous sculptures.
Within the mansion itself there are two floors with many rooms showcasing many of Rodin's sculptures as well. In some of the rooms you can see sculptures by his lover, Camille Claudel, who was his former student and a true talent in her own right. On display is Rodin's bust that was created by her. In other rooms you can find works by Van Gogh, Renoir, and Monet.
Certainly two of the most popular world-reknowned sculptures, Le Penseur and The Kiss, are featured. Le Penseur is located in the garden and it draws a line of tourists who wish to take photos of it. Nearby Le Penseur is a sculpture of Balzac and it looks unbecoming as Balzac is portrayed wearing a robe. The Kiss is located in one of the main ground floor rooms.
N.B.: The museum is free on the first Sunday of the month! Leave a Comment Address: Across the street from the InvalidesDirections: Line 13 : VarennesWebsite: www.musee-rodin.fr
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The garden, decorated with rose trees, between the Varenne street and the Biron Hotel, comprises three of the most known works of the sculptor Rodin.
On the side of the boulevard des Invalides stands the famous “Thinker-Penseur” besieged by all the photographers. It is the most prized souvenir's photo.
About twenty mouldings of the sculpture were carried out, for the majority during the living of Rodin, and are distributed in the museums of the planet. Here one finds the original which has initially throned in front of the Pantheon. Note that the "Thinker" presses his right elbow on his left knee.
Near the Varenne street stands the group of the “The Burghers of Calais - Bourgeois de Calais”.
It should be noticed that the sculptures of Rodin, carried out in a uniform black and glossy bronze, are nicer when they take a little patina outside. Inside the museum the statues are often standing opposite windows, against daylight (annoying for taking photos).
On the left stands that fantastic work called the “The Gates of Hell - Porte de l'Enfer".
Inspired from Dante's Divine Comedy and Baudelaire, Rodin worked all his life on this sculptural group. Started in 1880 it will be molten out of bronze in 1926, nine years after his death. Many independent statues resulted from the “The Gates of Hell”.
Garden open: Each day, closed on Monday.
1/04 - 30/09 from 9.30 till 18.45 h
1/10 - 31/03 from 10.00 till 17.45 h
Entry price garden: 1€
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Le jardin, agrémenté de rosiers, entre la rue de Varenne et l'Hôtel Biron, comporte trois des œuvres les plus connues du sculpteur Rodin.
Du coté du boulevard des Invalides trône le célèbre "Penseur" pris d'assaut par tous les photographes. C'est la photo souvenir par excellence. Il faut savoir qu'une vingtaine de moulages de la sculpture ont été réalisés, pour la plupart du vivant de Rodin, et sont répartis dans les musées de la planète. Ici on trouve l'original qui a d'abord trôné devant le Panthéon. Notez que le Penseur appuie son coude droit sur son genou gauche.
Côté rue de Varenne il y a le célèbre groupe des "Bourgeois de Calais". Il faut remarquer que les sculptures de Rodin, réalisées en un bronze uniformément noir et brillant, sont mieux mis en valeur quand ils prennent un peu de patine à l'extérieur. A l'intérieur du musée les statues se trouvent souvent en face de fenêtres, ce qui cause un contre jour désagréable (surtout pour le photographe amateur).
Sur la gauche se trouve enfin cette fantastique œuvre qu'est la "Porte de l'Enfer".
Inspiré de Dante et Baudelaire, Rodin travailla à cette œuvre toute sa vie. Commencée en 1880 elle sera fondue en bronze en 1926 soit neuf ans après sa mort. Nombreuses sont les figures indépendantes issues de la "Porte de l'Enfer".
Address: Musée Rodin, 79 rue de Varenne, Paris 7eDirections: Line 13 : Varenne
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 Camille Claudel - "Jeune
Fille à la gerbe" by breughel,
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Rodin, who planned this museum, wanted works of Camille to be exposed here.
Camille (who was the sister of the writer Paul Claudel) never recovered from the rupture with Rodin. Camille Claudel developed persecution delirium and was interned in 1913 by her family in an asylum until her death in 1943.
The two artists influenced themselves mutually as it arises from the “Young girl with a sheaf” of 1887 (photo 1). Moving is the bronze group called “The age of maturity” which shows Camille on her knees imploring Rodin not to abandon her (photo 2). I liked very much “the Wave” (1900) where she uses onyx and approaches a new style resulting from the "japonism" (photo 3). Quite beautiful is this marble sculpture "Vertumne and Pomone" (from the Metamorphoses of Ovide) made in 1905 (photo 4).
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Alors que le drame de la vie de Camille Claudel (voir le film français de 1988 avec Isabelle Adjani et Gérard Depardieu) trouve sa cause dans la rupture entre les deux amants survenue en 1898 après une liaison qui débuta en 1884 entre le maître Rodin et son élève Camille Claudel, c'est à l'hôtel Biron que l'on peut voir une sélection de quinze sculptures parmi les meilleures de Camille Claudel. C'était la volonté de Rodin même que les œuvres de Camille soient exposées dans ce musée projeté par Rodin.
On sait que Camille (qui était la sœur de l'écrivain Paul Claudel) ne se remit jamais de cette rupture et qu'elle fut internée en 1913 par sa famille dans un asile jusqu'à sa mort en 1943.
Les deux artistes s'influencent mutuellement comme il ressort de la "Jeune Fille à la gerbe" de 1887 (photo 1)
Emouvant est le bronze appelé "Age mûr" qui montre Camille à genoux implorant Rodin de ne pas l'abandonner (photo 2). J'ai beaucoup aimé "la Vague" (1900) où elle utilise l'onyx et aborde un nouveau style issu du japonisme (photo 3). De toute beauté est le marbre "Vertumne et Pomone" (Métamorphoses d'Ovide) sculpté en 1905.
Address: Musée Rodin, 79 rue de Varenne, Paris 7eDirections: Line 13 : Varenne
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Few sculptors are more well-known than Auguste Rodin, whose museum is in easy walking distance from the Invalides or the Musée D’Orsay. You will find it housed in the lovely 1730 building known as the Hôtel Biron, surrounded by very pleasant grounds with some of his monumental pieces, such as “The Burghers of Calais” and The Thinker.
The history of the museum is interesting. Built as a luxury private residence in 1730, later changes of ownership saw it fall into disrepair and, in 1905, pass into government control – at this time it was under risk of demolition! Various artists, including Rodin, were given temporary use of it before Rodin conceived the plan of donating all his works to the State in return for them being housed in a permanent museum in the building. You can expect quite large crowds, the museum draws over half a million visitors yearly!
Although Rodin is best known for the “big” works, I must admit that I was quite charmed by one of his early terracotta pieces (circa 1865), “Young Woman in a Floral Hat” (though apparently he later viewed his works from this period as potboilers).
Main photo: The Hôtel Biron from the rear gardens
Second photo: Some of the sculptures in the grounds.
Third photo: “The Kiss”, one of the best-known Rodin works
Fourth photo: “The Burghers of Calais”, one of the monumental works in the gardens
Fifth photo:The “Young Woman in a Floral Hat”.
Open daily except Mondays from 0930, closing at 1745 April to September, and at 1645 October to March. Address: 79 Rue de VarennePhone: 01 44 18 61 10Directions: Metro (line 13): Varenne, Invalides or Saint-François-XavierWebsite: www.musee-rodin.fr/ Other Contact: Fax: 01 44 18 61 30
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The park at the back of the Biron hotel is one of my preferred green places in Paris.
I am not alone to feel so when I see Parisians installed for their midday pose on the comfortable seats located at the back of the ornamental pond.
The entry to the garden costs 1 € but there exists a yearly subscription for 15€. If you do not have enough time to visit the museum, just walk through the garden where you will see 25 sculptures of Rodin. These are often bronze sculptures whose models, sometimes in other materials, are inside. The sculptures of Rodin, carried out in a uniform black and glossy bronze, are nicer when they take a little patina outside.
I particularly liked, under the trees, the individual statues of the “Burghers of Calais” like this Jacques de Wissant (photo 2).
The most remarkable sculpture is however that of “Ugolin” in the middle of the pond. It is a dramatic history (from Dante's “Divine comedy”) that of the count Ugolin, walled up with his sons in the prison which will become their tomb, and who starving ends up eating his dead children (photo 1).
Garden open: Each day, closed on Monday.
1/04 - 30/09 from 9.30 till 18.45 h
1/10 - 31/03 from 10.00 till 17.45 h
Entry price garden: 1€
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Le parc à l'arrière de l'hôtel Biron est un des endroits verts de Paris que je préfère.
Je ne suis pas seul je crois à l'aimer car des Parisiens s'installent pour leur pose de midi sur les sièges confortables situés à l'arrière de la pièce d'eau. L'entrée au jardin coûte 1 € mais il existe un abonnement annuel à 15€. Si vous n'avez pas le temps de visiter le musée passer juste au jardin vous y verrez 25 sculptures de Rodin. Ce sont souvent des sculptures en bronze dont les modèles, parfois en d'autres matériaux, se trouvent à l'intérieur. Il faut remarquer que les sculptures de Rodin, réalisées en un bronze uniformément noir et brillant, sont mieux mis en valeur quand ils prennent un peu de patine à l'extérieur.
J'ai particulièrement aimé, sous les arbres, les statues individuelles des "Bourgeois de Calais" comme ce Jacques de Wissant (photo 2).
La plus remarquable sculpture est cependant celle de "Ugolin" au milieu du bassin aquatique. C'est une dramatique histoire (tirée de la "Divine Comédie") que celle du comte Ugolin, muré avec ses fils dans la prison qui doit devenir leur tombeau, et qui affamé finit par manger ses enfants morts (photo 1). Address: Musée Rodin - Jardin, 79 rue de Varenne, Paris 7eDirections: Line 13 : Varenne
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 View of Rodin's house from the
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I can't leave Paris without a quick visit to the Rodin Museum, I just adore these sculptures!
The building was ready around 1730, called the Hotel Biron, and housed some fashionable families; the Peyrenc, the Duchesse du Maine, the Duc de Biron, the Bethune Charost, cardinal Caprara, Prince Kourakine, the Compagnie des Dames du Sacre Coeur de Jesus until 1904. After that the property became residence for artists who turned it into workshops. Isadora Duncan, Cocteau, Matisse and Rilke worked from here. The sculptor Rodin (1840-1917) who had discovered the Hotel Biron thanks to Rilke, saved it from demolition. In 1911 the French government bought it and two years after Rodin's death in 1917 turned it into a museum. It houses sculptures and sketches by both Rodin and his student/model/lover Camille Claudel and has a wonderful garden (with sculptures) too. Address: 77, Rue de VarenneDirections: Line 13 : Varennes open 9.30am-5.45pm, the park closes at 5pm, last entry at 5.15pm entrance fee 5EuroWebsite: www.musee-rodin.fr
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The best thing is to visit the gardens first, then go inside to see the famous Kiss sculpture (breathtaking) & Camille Claudel's works (lover to Rodin & fantastic sculptress in her own right). Before you go see the film about her starring Isabelle Adjani. Poor Camille went insane for lack of love from Rodin yet she was also a bit paranoid, believing he was trying to steal her ideas & preventing her from showcasing her work. She spent the rest of her life in an insane asylum where she refused to do sculpture ever again. More's the pity as they thought it would be great therapy for her. Perhaps Camille was right - in the end Rodin had his way & showcased her pieces here.
I strongly suggest that you come via the Varenne Métro station, the closest stop but also where you can see copies of his famous sculptures: Balzac & the Thinker. Only in Paris could you see artwork in le metro!
There was once an entrance through the gate providing access into the gardens and the museum, now you go straight into the museum to gain access to le jardin; inside is where you may rent an audio commentary which is now 4€ (up from 2€ when I was here last in 2003).
Probably one of the funnest things to do is take photos of The Thinker. People crowd around it mimicking its pose for photos. Another great trick is to line up Les Invalides, le Penseur et le Tour Eiffel (Paris is a perfect city for lining up these types of shots - one famous icon juxtaposed against another)!
Statuary includes Balzac (Rodin was vilified for this portrayal, he was attempting to sculpt his inner essence), Ugolino & his Children (harrowing scene from Danté's Inferno), Victor Hugo studies (you can see that on my tip about the Maison de Victor Hugo), Rodin's Gates of Hell (monumental piece encompasses sculptures from the garden: Thinker, Burghers of Calais & others). You'll also see Rodin's personal collection of classical statues from antiquity that he purchased specifically for his garden.
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