The Thinker

Auguste Rodin (1840-1918)

This work, of worldwide fame, is undoubtedly one of the peaks of Rodin's art. It was not created as an isolated figure but as part of the monumental gateway known as the Porte de l'Enfer that the State commissioned him to create in 1880 for the future Musée des Arts Décoratifs...

Auguste Rodin (1840-1918)

This work, of worldwide fame, is undoubtedly one of the peaks of Rodin's art. It was not created as an isolated figure but as part of the monumental gateway known as the Porte de l'Enfer that the State commissioned him to create in 1880 for the future Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and which was not cast until after his death.
The Thinker dominates the Gates of Hell where he personifies Dante, the Italian poet and author of the Divine Comedy, of which the Gates of Hell is precisely a partial illustration. But Rodin quickly gave a more general meaning to the work by exhibiting it in isolation and by creating it in various dimensions, up to monumental size.
The influence of Italian Renaissance sculpture, particularly Michelangelo, is noticeable in this figure, which is also indebted to certain 19th century masterpieces such as Carpeaux's Ugolin, of which Rodin owned a copy. Its powerful anatomy expresses an inner concentration so intense that the work has become the universal symbol of human thought.

Made according to the original dimensions and molds

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Dimensions : H. 40 ; W. 18 ; D. 19 cm
Material : resin with bronze patina
Rodin Museum - Paris