The Cathedral (sculpture)

The Arc of the Covenant[lower-alpha 1] or The Cathedral[lower-alpha 2] is a sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin, conceived in 1908. It shows two intertwined right hands belonging to two different figures.[1] Originally carved in stone, it was later cast in various editions in bronze.

The Cathedral
Original edition cast, now in
the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City.
ArtistAuguste Rodin
Year1908
MediumStone (original) / bronze casting


Notes
  1. In reference to the harmony of communication represented by two humans' right hands.
  2. Renamed after the publication of Rodin's The Cathedrals of France in 1914.

References
  1. "The Cathedral". Musée Rodin. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
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