Head of the Little Martyr

Auguste Rodin

Cleveland Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts a bust of a young person on a stone base. The bust is dark-colored, likely bronze, and shiny, with a smooth and slightly wavy texture. The person's face is angled slightly to their right; they have a slender nose, thin lips, and closed eyes. The eyebrows are not clearly defined. The person's hair appears short and wavy, with texture on top of the head. The shoulders and upper chest are visible, with the left shoulder higher than the right. The base is made of a light-colored stone with reddish-brown spots and streaks. It is shaped like a truncated cone, wider at the bottom than at the top, and has a smooth surface. The background of the image fades from black at the top to light gray at the bottom.