The image depicts swirling lines and curved shapes against a textured background. A circular form is central to the composition, with cherubic figures appearing to support and play around it. The figures have small, chubby limbs and exhibit playful innocence. Some figures are climbing or hanging onto the circular form. The backdrop and line style suggest clouds or celestial elements, enhancing the abstract quality of the scene.

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Les Amours Conduisant le Monde (Love Turning the World)

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840 - 1917)

dedicatee Mrs. John W. Simpson (American, c. 1869 - 1943)

1881

Medium: drypoint on laid paper
Classification: Print
Dimensions: plate: 20.1 × 25.2 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.) ; sheet: 27.8 × 33.9 cm (10 15/16 × 13 3/8 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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