Description
The French sculptor Auguste Rodin was once asked to write about the mesmerizing sculpture of the Dancing Shiva, an excellent example of which is the focus of the South Asian Art gallery in the Saint Louis Art Museum. What revelations arose from this encounter with India? We will also discuss Émile Guimet and the museum he founded, the wonderfulMusée Guimet, the Museum of Asian Art in Paris. We will learn a bit about Hindu and Buddhist mythology along the way!
