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God Protecting His Creatures
God Protecting His Creatures

God Protecting His Creatures

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)
1909
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
Dimensions19.05 x 26.03 x 10.79 cm (7 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Fiske Warren and Edward Perry Warren, by exchange
Accession number53.946
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
InscriptionsSigned A Rodin; Alexis Rudier, foundeur, Paris, on back of baseProvenanceBy 1953, Curt Valentin Gallery, New York; 1953, acquired from Valentin by the MFA by exchange. (Accession date: May 14, 1953)
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