Three Shades
by Auguste Rodin
The Three Shades is a sculpture created by Auguste Rodin. He was inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy where the souls of the damned, called shades stand at the entrance of Hell as they point at an inscription that states "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here."
Vertical Symmetry
Shelley Lake boardwalk
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
I thank my pal Chelle for sharing this photo.
The Three Shades is my least favourite of Rodin's sculptures, not for artistic value but for what it depicts. I believe he originally had the sculpture on top of the gates of Hell but later sculpted another larger free standing version.
ReplyDeleteThe views of the lake and the Atlantic are lovely.
Love the water scenic views today.
ReplyDeleteI know nothing about the sculpture.
I've always thought The Three Shades captured the feeling of the entrance to hell but it's SOOOO depressing! Pretty views of the water.
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Hari OM
ReplyDeleteI too am enjoying the fenced views... and am a fan of Rodin's work. Others may like to know (if they didn't already) that the Musee Rodin<, which cast this particular model in 1981 per that plaque, are only permitted to make a maximum of 12 casts of each of Rodin's works? There are three others in the USA alone. YAM xx
The lake and the ocean photos are so serene and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove those water views and I wish we had an ocean view!
ReplyDeletenothing compares to an ocean view or in our case a gulf view. so beautiful. the art is really good and it is perfect for the gate to hell. that said, not something I would want to view often. I know nothing about Dante or the artist
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting sculpture. We love the lake and ocean views too.
ReplyDeleteSymmetry is working today! Lovely ocean view. I read that a BLT was on the menu today for lunch. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteGreat images all, Rodin was a master no matter the subject ...
ReplyDeleteDepressing sculpture- abandon all hope-how sad. Nice ocean photo. XO
ReplyDeleteThat's kind of a scary statue, if you ask me. But the sights from the Ocean gave me hope of Spring.
ReplyDeletethat sculpture is skerry....
ReplyDeleteglad your friend shared some pictures with you
Water views are always lovely!
ReplyDeleteI wrote a long long comment about Dante's Inferno when I ready this yesterday and tat was the first I saw when thet comment down;t show up that I had screwed up my security settings AGAIN. I now, this afternoon have them back they way they should be. LOVE the photos and if you had not shown me the three shades I would never ever have known of it. Now I must google that! XX
ReplyDeleteWe only get by due to the kindness of our angels
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