The Death of Athens

A complex sculpture, typical of Rodin's work in its symbolism. The sculpture expresses Rodin's admiration for classical art and his regret at its passing. Athens, represented by a nuse woman, lies as if wounded beside a fragmentary column, half-submerged by the sands of time, into which she is being pulled by figure crouched beneath her.这件造型繁复的雕塑，是罗丹（Rodin）象征主义创作风格的典型作品。该作品承载了罗丹对古典艺术（classical art）的推崇与追慕，以及对其渐趋式微的惋惜之情。作品以一位裸体女性象征雅典（Athens）：她仿若负伤般倚靠在一根残损的立柱旁，半身被岁月的流沙所淹没，身下一个蹲伏的身影正将她拖入这流沙之中。