Source: CCTV.com

11-14-2006 08:02

The weekend saw two blockbuster exhibitions of fine art in Shanghai. One focuses on China's old masters, while the other is dedicated to a French sculptor.

The Taiyi Gallery is showing nearly 600 paintings. All are replicas, but as far as reproductions go it doesn't get better. The original artworks were created the Song and Yuan dynasties. As they're now scattered across the world, the exhibition provides a rare opportunity to see such a huge array of landmark images.

And at Shanghai Sculpture Center, the works of Auguste Rodin are attracting hordes of spectators. People have been thrilled to see such masterpieces as The Thinker, The Kiss, and the Bronze Age. The most admired piece turns out to be the colossal Balzac.

In all, the show displays 32 sculptures and 135 engravings by the French master, selected from different phases of his career.

 

Editor:Lu Yuying