French sculptor Camille Claudel was Auguste Rodin’s lover – and spent her art career in his shadow. The new Camille Claudel Museum, which opens to the public on March 26, is located 100 kilometers (62 miles) southeast of Paris in the quaint town of Nogent-sur-Seine, where Claudel lived for three years from the age of 12. Claudel: Rodin’s mistress, model, muse, assistantThe museum pays homage to sculptors linked to Nogent-sur-Seine, such as Boucher, who first recognized Claudel’s talent. The Rodin museum in Paris has been the principle home for her surviving work with a collection of more than 30 pieces. Camille Claudel lived 30 years in an asylum until her death in 1943, though doctors suggested to her family that she could be released.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 24, 2017 17:48 UTC