{"product_id":"auguste-rodin-protection-medal","title":"Auguste Rodin: Protection","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .artist-bio-link {\n    color: #fcf6d2; \n    text-decoration: underline;\n    cursor: pointer;\n    font-weight: 600;\n  }\n\n  #bio-toggle, #gates-toggle { display: none; }\n\n  .bio-modal-overlay {\n    display: none;\n    position: fixed;\n    top: 0; left: 0;\n    width: 100%; height: 100%;\n    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\n    z-index: 10000;\n    align-items: center;\n    justify-content: center;\n  }\n\n  #bio-toggle:checked + .bio-modal-overlay, \n  #gates-toggle:checked + .bio-modal-overlay { \n    display: flex; \n  }\n\n  .bio-modal-content {\n    background: #fff;\n    padding: 2rem;\n    max-width: 500px;\n    width: 90%;\n    max-height: 80vh;\n    overflow-y: auto;\n    position: relative;\n    border-radius: 20px;\n    box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\n    color: #333;\n    line-height: 1.6;\n    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;\n  }\n\n  .bio-close {\n    position: sticky;\n    top: 0px; \n    float: right;\n    font-size: 40px;\n    cursor: pointer;\n    color: #000000;\n    z-index: 10;\n    margin-top: -10px;\n  }\n\n  .popup-h2 { display: block; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; color: #000; margin-bottom: 10px; }\n  .popup-h3 { display: block; font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: bold; color: #000; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 5px; }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuguste Rodin's Original Rare Pure Silver Medal Sculpture, \u003ccite\u003eProtection\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis exceptional 1916 \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 500;\"\u003eoriginal solid silver\u003c\/strong\u003e sculpted medal, \u003ccite\u003eProtection\u003c\/cite\u003e, is a remarkably rare piece by \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 500;\"\u003eAuguste Rodin\u003c\/strong\u003e, perhaps the Western-world's most recognized sculptor and often referred to as the father of modern sculpture. The rare Rodin-authorized medal was commissioned by the French Actors Fund (L'Aide aux Artistes et Employés de Théâtre) to support theater professionals whose livelihoods had been devastated by World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing two entwined lovers, the form was taken directly from the intricately carved figures of Rodin's most ambitious 37-year masterpiece, \u003clabel style=\"cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; color: inherit;\" for=\"gates-toggle\"\u003e\u003ccite\u003eThe Gates of Hell\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/label\u003e, originally conceived by Rodin in the 1880s. Rodin isolated this section from the larger original using a casting to duplicate his previous work to serve as a model for the size-reduced detail. This rare collectable medal is at once an original new sculpture created after another of Rodin's works, a multiple, a lifetime impression, and a remarkable artifact of his evolving creative process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Gates of Hell Modal --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cinput style=\"display: none;\" id=\"gates-toggle\" type=\"checkbox\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bio-modal-overlay\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bio-modal-content\"\u003e\n\u003clabel class=\"bio-close\" for=\"gates-toggle\"\u003e×\u003c\/label\u003e \u003cspan class=\"popup-h2\"\u003eThe Gates of Hell\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"popup-h3\"\u003eA 37-Year Masterpiece\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #333; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eCommissioned in 1880 for a planned Decorative Arts Museum in Paris that was ultimately never built, \u003ccite\u003eThe Gates of Hell\u003c\/cite\u003e became Auguste Rodin’s lifelong obsession and the defining project of his career. Inspired primarily by Dante Alighieri’s \u003ccite\u003eInferno\u003c\/cite\u003e and Charles Baudelaire's \u003ccite\u003eThe Flowers of Evil\u003c\/cite\u003e, the towering monumental bronze doors were originally intended to feature a structured narrative. Instead, Rodin spent nearly four decades continuously adding, removing, and altering approximately 200 intricately carved figures, transforming the doors into a swirling, chaotic vision of human passion, despair, and vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #333; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eThe significance of \u003ccite\u003eThe Gates of Hell\u003c\/cite\u003e to Rodin’s broader body of work cannot be overstated; it served as the creative crucible for nearly his entire sculptural output. Many of his most iconic and celebrated independent masterworks—including \u003ccite\u003eThe Thinker\u003c\/cite\u003e, \u003ccite\u003eThe Kiss\u003c\/cite\u003e, and \u003ccite\u003eThe Three Shades\u003c\/cite\u003e—were originally conceived as small-scale figures for the doors before being isolated, enlarged, and exhibited as standalone pieces. By using the doors as a permanent visual reservoir of forms that he could endlessly extract, recombine, and reinterpret, Rodin broke entirely from academic traditions, pioneering the modern sculptural techniques of fragmentation and continuous evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- End Gates of Hell Modal --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThousands of medals were sold in bronze to raise money for the fund but only a select few were cast in silver, as needed, and awarded exclusively to important donors and supporters. As silver was considered a strategic material during the great war, the number of silver medals produced was extremely small, making this an exceptionally scarce casting with no exact edition number known. This historic silver medal represents a premier acquisition for serious Rodin collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInscription on verso:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\"PROTECTION\"\u003c\/cite\u003e COMPOSÉ PAR AUGUSTE RODIN POUR “THE FRENCH ACTORS FUND” AU PROFIT DE L’AIDE AUX ARTISTES ET EMPLOYÉS DE THÉÂTRE EN COLLABORATION AVEC L’ASSOCIATION DES DIRECTEURS DE THÉÂTRE DE PARIS PARIS\u003cbr\u003eNEW-YORK MCMXVI.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eArtwork Detail\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Auguste Rodin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ccite\u003eProtection\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e High Relief Sculpture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCategory\u003c\/strong\u003e: Original Lifetime Impression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Incised in the Mold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 \u003csup\u003e13\/16\"\u003c\/sup\u003e x 1 \u003csup\u003e11\/16\"\u003c\/sup\u003e (9.7 x 4.3cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCasting Material:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.950 Silver*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 162g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e L'Aide aux Artistes et Employés de Théâtre, 1916\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e As Seen on Pawn Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--End Artwork Detail--\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--START FOOTER--\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes COA from Gold \u0026amp; Silver Pawn Shop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition as pictured\u003cbr\u003e*This medal was inspected with industry-standard XRF Spectrometry upon accquisition resulting in a 95% AU reading, consistent with .950 purity French Silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--Aside Section--\u003e\n\u003caside style=\"display: flow-root; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 25px; border-top: 3px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 25px;\"\u003e\u003c!--Make an Offer--\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eWe welcome all reasonable offers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 5px 15px; border: 1px solid white; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; color: white; margin-top: 5px;\" data-id=\"popIdOffer\" href=\"#\" class=\"sc-pop-opener\"\u003eMAKE AN OFFER\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--End Make an Offer--\u003e \u003c!--Artist Bio--\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.9em; color: white; margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003clabel style=\"cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;\" class=\"artist-bio-link\" for=\"bio-toggle\"\u003eAuguste Rodin\u003c\/label\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cinput style=\"display: none;\" id=\"bio-toggle\" type=\"checkbox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bio-modal-overlay\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bio-modal-content\"\u003e\n\u003clabel class=\"bio-close\" for=\"bio-toggle\"\u003e×\u003c\/label\u003e \u003cspan class=\"popup-h2\"\u003eAuguste Rodin (1840-1917)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"popup-h3\"\u003eThe Father of Modern Sculpture\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #333; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eAuguste Rodin (1840-1917) is widely regarded as the father of modern sculpture. Breaking from the idealized academic traditions of his day, he brought raw emotion, expressive surfaces, and psychological depth to the human form in masterpieces such as \u003ccite\u003eThe Thinker\u003c\/cite\u003e, \u003ccite\u003eThe Kiss\u003c\/cite\u003e, and \u003ccite\u003eThe Gates of Hell\u003c\/cite\u003e. His groundbreaking vision shaped generations of artists and secured his place among the most important sculptors in history, with his works featured in leading museums and private collections around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #333; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eHis legacy is deeply tied to his most ambitious project, \u003cem\u003eThe Gates of Hell\u003c\/em\u003e. In 1880, the Directorate of Fine Arts commissioned him to create a monumental entrance for a planned Decorative Arts Museum. Though the museum was never built, Rodin spent 37 years—nearly half his life developing the masterpiece, which was inspired by \u003ccite\u003eDante's Inferno\u003c\/cite\u003e and featured approximately 200 intricately carved figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"popup-h3\"\u003eMarket Legacy and Demand\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #333; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eThat lasting artistic legacy is matched by exceptional demand in the art market, where his major bronzes and marbles can sell for millions of dollars at auction. His most coveted works have reached eight figures, including \u003ccite\u003eL’Éternel printemps\u003c\/cite\u003e, which sold for more than $20 million at Christie’s in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"border-top: 1px solid #eee; padding-top: 15px; font-style: italic; color: #555;\"\u003eEven smaller pieces with strong provenance can command significant prices, making an authentic Rodin both a remarkable piece of art history and a highly prized acquisition for serious collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!--End Artist Bio--\u003e \u003c!--Collection Links--\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 15px; font-size: 0.9em; color: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection Links:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gspawn.com\/collections\/sculpture\" title=\"View All Available Sculptures\"\u003eView All Sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gspawn.com\/collections\/fine-art\" title=\"Browse All Fine Art\"\u003eBrowse All Fine Art\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--End Collection Link--\u003e \u003c!--Shipping \u0026 Contact--\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Global Delivery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDomestic: We provide complimentary shipping to all U.S. states and territories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational: Worldwide shipping is available. *International rates apply\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact \u0026amp; Support\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"margin-top: 5px; display: block; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eOur specialists are here to assist with any questions regarding this listing or your order. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 500;\"\u003eUpon request, we are happy to consider personalized dedications or autographs from the “Pawn Stars” for your purchase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmail: \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:orders@gspawn.com\" title=\"Have Questions? 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