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Memento Mori: Sickness and Death in European Art
Eve
Gallery 800 · Auguste Rodin · modeled 1881, cast 1910 · Met web page
Auguste Rodin's monumental bronze sculpture of Eve, modeled in 1881 and cast in 1910. Originally designed to flank The Gates of Hell, Eve embodies the consequences of sin—bodily death and damnation.
Gallery 537 → Gallery 800
To Eve
From gallery 537, walk through galleries 538, 533, 532, 531, 529, 548, 550, then take the elevator (E3) to reach gallery 800 on Floor 2, where this monumental sculpture is displayed.