Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) is the most recognized sculptor of the 19th century. Images of his work pervade our collective cultural consciousness, and he has been canonized into the narrative of art history as the epitome of the tormented artistic genius. His sculptural work, however, is far more nuanced than this characterization. He is a Romantic, in the sense that his works present powerful emotions through the expression of physical form. He is also a Classicist, bound by the tension inherent in the narrative messages of the past. Finally, he can easily be characterized as a naturalist, who exhibits a profound consideration of the accuracy of movement, drawn from the sinew and skeleton of the human body. All of these qualities materialize in his large scale works on view, which include works such as Jean d’Aire and Jean de Fiennes, created for the Burghers of Calais (1889), as well as the ninth cast of the colossal Monument to Honoré de Balzac.