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The Thinker, large version
Auguste Rodin, 1903, Patinated plaster for bronze casting.
“When created in 1880 in its original size of about 70 cm high, The Thinker, then titled The Poet, was designed to sit atop the tympanum of The Gates of Hell. The figure represents Dante Alighieri, great poet of the late Middle Ages and author of The Divine Comedy, which provided the literary inspiration for the Gates. Placed vertically near the top, the figure leans forward to observe the circles of Hell while meditating on his work. From the outset The Thinker was conceived as a tortured being confronting a dilemma, almost a damned soul, but also a free spirit, determined to transcend his suffering through poetry.”
(More details on mmfarodin.com/w/le-penseur-grand-modele-detail?_=_)
The Thinker, large version
Auguste Rodin, 1903, Patinated plaster for bronze casting.
“When created in 1880 in its original size of about 70 cm high, The Thinker, then titled The Poet, was designed to sit atop the tympanum of The Gates of Hell. The figure represents Dante Alighieri, great poet of the late Middle Ages and author of The Divine Comedy, which provided the literary inspiration for the Gates. Placed vertically near the top, the figure leans forward to observe the circles of Hell while meditating on his work. From the outset The Thinker was conceived as a tortured being confronting a dilemma, almost a damned soul, but also a free spirit, determined to transcend his suffering through poetry.”
(More details on mmfarodin.com/w/le-penseur-grand-modele-detail?_=_)