Does a statue need to include arms or a head to be considered complete? Rodin clearly doesn’t think so.
Rodin
This aborted commission was meant for a museum that was to be on the site of the Musée d’Orsay—where it now stands.
Auguste Rodin, The Gates of Hell
When Rodin received the commission for this monument in Calais, he was expected to produce one figure—not six.