ASOR Zoom Webinar: Rodin and the Art of Ancient Egypt

 

Don't miss the next FOA webinar, "'An elegance of spirit adorns all its works.': Auguste Rodin and the Art of Ancient Egypt," presented by Carl Walsh on Wednesday, February 18th at 7:00 PM ET. This webinar will be free and open to the public. Registration through Zoom (with a valid email address) is required. Most people would not conceive of any connection between the works of the master French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) and the art of ancient Egypt. The two certainly present radically different bodily aesthetics, divorced by vast temporal and cultural contexts. How then, can we see them as meaningfully related? This is one of the key questions framing the current exhibition Rodin's Egypt, now on display at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University, in collaboration with the Musée Rodin in Paris, until March 15, 2026. In this talk, Dr. Walsh will discuss how Rodin became interested in ancient Egyptian art in his waning years and the profound—if subtle—impact it had on the sculptor's practice through the objects which you can see in the exhibition.  Friends of ASOR has now run five seasons of our FOA Webinar Series, and last season was entirely free and open to the public thanks to our generous donors and sponsors! This season, our goal is to raise $10,000 to ensure all webinars can once again be free. If you have enjoyed one or more webinar(s) this season, please consider a gift of any amount so we can continue to provide membership scholarships and these webinars for free in the 2025-2026 season. Designate your gift for "Webinars" in the drop-down menu.

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