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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... [read more]
Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... [read more] Blog: Rodin – A Guilty Pleasure
Date: October 31st 2011
One of Frances’ self-confessed guilty pleasures is chocolate; one of mine is the work of Rodin. Why guilty? Well, for one thing, biographies of A. Rodin reveal him to have been a fairly self-absorbed, manipulative, egotistical human being – in other words, a lot like many, including myself. So, for me, his sculptures act as a kind of mirror, reflecting my own faults. In this way they are ... read more
Date: October 31st 2011
One of Frances’ self-confessed guilty pleasures is chocolate; one of mine is the work of Rodin. Why guilty? Well, for one thing, biographies of A. Rodin reveal him to have been a fairly self-absorbed, manipulative, egotistical human being – in other words, a lot like many, including myself. So, for me, his sculptures act as a kind of mirror, reflecting my own faults. In this way they are ... read more
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