"Monument to Balzac"@en . . "Monument to Balzac is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin in memory of the French novelist Honor\u00E9 de Balzac. According to Rodin, the sculpture aims to portray the writer\u2019s persona rather than a physical likeness. The work was commissioned in 1891 by the Soci\u00E9t\u00E9 des Gens de Lettres, a full-size plaster model was displayed in 1898 at a Salon in Champ de Mars. After coming under criticism the model was rejected by the soci\u00E9t\u00E9 and Rodin moved it to his home in Meudon."@en . . .