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Michelangelo Rodin - Living Bodies

15 Apr 2026 — 20 Jul 2026 at Louvre Museum · Paris
This temporary exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris brings together the monumental legacy of Michelangelo and Auguste Rodin, two sculptors whose radical reimagining of the human body transformed art history. Spanning from the Renaissance to the modern era, the show examines how both artists captured movement, emotion, and vitality in stone and bronze, establishing new possibilities for sculptural expression.

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Michelangelo
Michelangelo
1475–1564 · High Renaissance

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. He was born in the Republic of Florence but was mostly active in Rome from his 30s onwards. His work was inspired by models from classical…

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Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin
1840–1917 · modern art

François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for…

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Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum · Paris

The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum of Arts, is a national art museum in Paris, France. The Louvre, a former royal palace, is known for its collection of celebrated paintings collected by the French kings, including the Mona Lisa of Leonardo Da Vinci. The museum received 9 million visitors in 2025 and…

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