Eva (1881)
Based on the Original: Bronce sculpture by Auguste Rodin
Material: Resin, hand made and hand painted
Height: 20 cm
In 1880, Rodin was commissioned to design the main doors for the new museums of the Decorative Art. It was agreed that the bronze doors would feature bas reliefs based on Dante's Divine Comedy.
These 'Gates of Hell' would be flanked by two life-sized figures: Adam and Eve. Rodin created multiple studies for Eve, bot none of these were used to accompany the gates.
The model on which the sculpture was based was the Italian Madame Abruzzezzi. She proved to be pregmant when she posed and when this became visible Rodin was furious. From then on he banned his assistants from having intimate relations with the models at his studio.
