Auguste Rodin, Iris, Messenger of the Gods, original model 1895. Bronze, cast by Alexis Rudier, probably c. 1950. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966, 66.4330. Photo: Lee Stalsworth

Auguste Rodin, Iris, Messenger of the Gods, original model 1895. Bronze, cast by Alexis Rudier, probably c. 1950. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966, 66.4330. Photo: Lee Stalsworth

Auguste Rodin, Iris, Messenger of the Gods, original model 1895. Bronze, cast by Alexis Rudier, probably c. 1950. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966, 66.4330. Photo: Lee Stalsworth