Знаток ancient architecture, a resident of Lyons, Giuseppe Martonyi announced that found in Italy, an unknown work of Auguste Rodin. Marton, who took part in the restoration of historic buildings in the heart of Lyon, is a small plaster sculpture in one of the oldest shops in the area of Carrara (Tuscany). At the statue visible sign «Auguste Rodin» and year - «1887». According to Marton, it was supposed to be a wedding gift to a sculptor with his student and lover Camillo Claudel: they spent together in Italy for half a year. However, their marriage plans upset, and plaster work (bound to embrace naked bodies, men and women) remained in Carrara. Marton gave the name of this sculpture: «The triumph of love». In addition, he took it for examination to Switzerland, to clarify the time of creation of the work.

With regard to the fate regained «masterpiece», then Martonyi will still keep the original sculpture and one of the eight copies of enlarged «triumph» of bronze, he offered to donate the Rodin Museum.

Still, museum representatives questioned the authenticity of the findings Martonyi. First, the owner of previously unknown Rodin sculptures are not brought to Paris original, but only sent photos of work. Secondly, radiocarbon analysis of the sculpture is not convincing: dated (the end of XVIII century), only the fiber tow inside the statue. Finally, thirdly, biographies, and experts on creativity Rodin did not have any documentation of the existence of such work as «The triumph of love».

In the Rodin Museum to July 20, 2008 exhibition Sculpture Camille Claudel, and Giuseppe Martonyi would coincide your gift to the closing ceremony of the project.

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