The Gates of Hell
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The Gates of Hell is a monumental bronze sculptural group work by the French artist Auguste Rodin that depicts a scene from the Inferno, the first section of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. It stands
At the Museo Soumaya
Porte de l'Enfer
The Kunsthaus Zürich in Zürich
Musée d'Orsay in Paris
The Thinker
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The Thinker, by Auguste Rodin, is a bronze sculpture depicting a nude male figure of heroic size, seated on a large rock, leaning forward, his right elbow placed upon his left thigh, with the back of
The Gates of Hell
…The original sculptures were enlarged and became works of art of their own. The Thinker (Le Penseur), also called The Poet, is located above the door panels. One interpretation suggests that it might represent Dante looking down to the…
The Thinker
The Thinker in The Gates of Hell at the Musée Rodin
Le Penseur (1904) in the Musée Rodin, Paris
Rodin's model, the boxer Jean Baud