Rodin Museum The Thinker Made in FranceConceived 1880 (enlarged 1902-4); cast 1925 Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917. Cast by the founder Alexis Rudier, Paris. Bronze Currently not on view F1929-7-123 Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929 |
LabelAuguste Rodin originally conceived a smaller version of this sculpture to sit atop his monumental bronze portal entitled The Gates of Hell (1880-1917). The figure was intended to represent Italian poet Dante Alighieri pondering The Divine Comedy, his epic story of Paradise and Inferno. However, in 1889 Rodin exhibited the sculpture independently of The Gates, giving it the title The Thinker, and in 1902 he embarked on this larger version.Social Tags [?]cogitating [x] crouching [x] dante [x] gates of hell [x] looking to write [x] male [x] michelangelo [x] nude [x] [Add Your Own Tags] |
