Dante
The Thinker (Le Penseur), bronze version, sculpture by Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917) displayed in the Musee Rodin gardens. The sculpture was originally designed in a smaller size near the top of ‘The Gates of Hell’ the figure then named ‘The Poet’ (Le Poète) understood to be a representation of Dante the author of the “Divine Comedy” that the Gates are based on. The Thinker was later exhibited additionally as a separate work. It was enlarged in 1904 a number of casts exist. Musée Rodin in Paris, France, photo taken 06/01/2017
sculptor: Auguste Rodin
PS: Dante (Durante degli Alighieri 1265 – 1321) Italian poet best known for “The Divine Comedy”.
Location: Paris, France
Photographer: sculptor: Auguste Rodin; photo: richard keith wolff
