In this work - Rodin's vision of creation - the hand of god appears not from heaven but from the earth, and it cradles a rock from which a man and a woman emerge. They may represent the biblical figures Adam and Eve.
This portrayal of the divine hand, with its supportive palm and outstretched index finger, firs appeared on two different men in Rodin's Burghers of Calais (on view in the museum garden). By changing the placement of these hands and their scale, the artist alternately imbues them with resignation, doubt, and authority.
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