Which novelist and playwright is commemorated by the Rodin sculpture which stands in the Boulevard Raspail in Paris?
Auguste Rodin greatest piece of sculpture of the 19th Century, perhaps, indeed, the greatest since Michelangelo." Rather than try to convince skeptics of the merit of the monument, Rodin repaid the "Société" his commission and moved the figure to his garden. After this experience, Rodin did not complete another public commission. Only in 1939 was "Monument to Balzac" cast in bronze and placed on the Boulevard du Montparnasse at the intersection with Boulevard Raspail. The popularity of Rodin's most famous sculptures tends to obscure his total creative output. A prolific artist, he created thousands of busts, figures, and sculptural fragments over more
Boulevard Raspail Boulevard Raspail Boulevard Raspail is a boulevard of Paris, in France. Its orientation is north-south, and joins boulevard Saint-Germain with place Denfert-Rochereau whilst traversing 7th, 6th and 14th arrondissements. The boulevard intersects major roadways: rue de Sèvres, rue de Rennes and boulevard Montparnasse. Its former name was boulevard d'Enfer, of which the passage d'Enfer is a vestigial relic. The boulevard was named after François-Vincent Raspail (1794–1878), French chemist, physician and politician. The section between a point approximately 80 m beyond the rue de Varenne and rue de Sèvres was dug in 1869. The 90 m section from rue Stanislas was