The image depicts swirling lines and circular shapes forming an abstract representation of a large spherical object. Figures are seen interacting with the sphere, set against ethereal, cloud-like forms in the background.
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Les Amours Conduisant le Monde (Love Turning the World)

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840 - 1917)

1881

Medium
drypoint on China paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 20.2 × 25.4 cm (7 15/16 × 10 in.) ; sheet: 24.6 × 33.6 cm (9 11/16 × 13 1/4 in.) ; mount (irregular): 28.5 × 37.6 cm (11 1/4 × 14 13/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
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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