# Jean-Baptiste Rodin [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [RODIN, Auguste]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Bronze, height 42 cm ## Commentary This bust represents Rodin's father, Jean-Baptiste Rodin of Normandy. He was a minor civil servant at police headquarters, while his highly devout wife, Marie Cheffer, of Lorraine, spent all her time at home and made sure her children received religious instruction. The bust, representing his father in the guise of a Roman senator, is Rodin's earliest surviving work. ## Related artworks - [Adam \(detail\)]() - [Adam]() - [Adam]() - [Adam]() - [Balzac \(detail\)]() - [Balzac]() - [Balzac]() - [Bellona]() - [Bust of Étienne Clémentel]() - [Bust of Victor Hugo with Modeled Base]() - [Cathedral]() - [Danaid \(The Source\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()