When Auguste Rodin exhibited his first work, it was so realistic, people thought there was a live model inside the cast.

The ultra-realistic piece was called The Bronze Period.  It was created in 1878.  40 years later, Rodin died of frostbite while the French government kept his statues warmly housed in museums.  The French government had refused his request for financial aid for a flat to live in.

When Auguste Rodin exhibited his first work, it was so realistic, people thought there was a live model inside the cast.