Both Uses of

Auguste Rodin
in
Of Human Bondage

He delighted in the robust common sense of Thomas Hobbes; Spinoza filled him with awe, he had never before come in contact with a mind so noble, so unapproachable and austere; it reminded him of that statue by Rodin, L'Age d'Airain, which he passionately admired; and then there was Hume: the scepticism of that charming philosopher touched a kindred note in Philip; and, revelling in the lucid style which seemed able to put complicated thought into simple words, musical and measured, he read as he might have read a novel, a smile of pleasure on his lips.†
Chpt 53-54

Rodin = Auguste Rodin -- French sculptor famous for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917)

With measured words he told Philip what to think of Rodin, Albert Samain, and Caesar Franck.†
Chpt 83-84 *

Definitions:

(1) (Auguste Rodin)
French sculptor famous for his renderings of the human form including The Thinker and The Kiss (1840-1917)
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

Much less commonly, Rodin can refer to anyone with that name.