The sculpture features a relief of two intertwined human figures on a rectangular slab with a raised border. The material is a pale, stone-like substance. The figures are highly textured, depicting musculature and contours. The sculpture conveys movement and interaction, with the figures merging within the frame.
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The Lovers

sculptor Auguste Rodin (French, 1840 - 1917)

model mid 1880s, cast after 1900

Medium
plaster
Classification
Sculpture
Dimensions
overall: 11.1 x 7.5 cm (4 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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