The Thinker - Wikipedia
The Thinker (French: Le Penseur), by Auguste Rodin, is a bronze sculpture depicting a nude male figure of heroic size, seated on a large rock, leaning forward, right elbow placed upon the left thigh, back of the right hand supporting the chin in a posture evocative of deep thought and contemplation. This universally recognized expression of ...
The Thinker | History, Description, & Facts | Britannica
The Thinker, sculpture of a pensive nude male by French artist Auguste Rodin, one of his most well-known works. Many marble and bronze editions in several sizes were executed in Rodin’s lifetime and after, but the most famous version is the 6-foot (1.8-metre) bronze statue (commonly called a monumental) cast in 1904 that sits in the gardens ...
Auguste Rodin | The Thinker - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title: The Thinker. Artist: Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon) Founder: Cast by Alexis Rudier (French) Date: modeled ca. 1880, cast ca. 1910. Culture: French. Medium: Bronze. Dimensions: Overall (wt. confirmed): 27 5/8 in., 185 lb. (70.2 cm, 83.9 kg) Classification: Sculpture-Bronze. Credit Line: Gift of Thomas F. Ryan, 1910 ...
The Thinker - Musée Rodin
Enlarged in 1904, its colossal version proved even more popular: this image of a man lost in thought, but whose powerful body suggests a great capacity for action, has become one of the most celebrated sculptures ever known.
List of The Thinker sculptures - Wikipedia
This is a list of The Thinker sculptures made by Auguste Rodin. The Thinker, originally a part of Rodin's The Gates of Hell, exists in several versions. The original size and the later monumental size versions were both created by Rodin, and the most valuable versions are those created under his supervision.
“The Thinker” Statue by Auguste Rodin – Dante Contemplating Hell
2022年5月21日 · The Thinker statue by Auguste Rodin portrays a heroic-sized naked masculine figure seated on a rock. The Thinker statue is commonly used to symbolize philosophy because of its profound pondering and contemplation attitude.
Art Object Page - National Gallery of Art
The Thinker was originally conceived not in heroic isolation, but as part of Rodin's monumental Gates of Hell—a pair of bronze doors intended for a museum of decorative arts in Paris. Although the doors were never cast during the sculptor's lifetime, they nevertheless provided Rodin a rich source of ideas for individual figures and groups ...
The Thinker - Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) - Google Arts
Rodin originally conceived <em>The Thinker</em> as a depiction of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) sitting in the upper center of a monumental sculptural doorway titled <em>The Gates...
The Thinker (Le Penseur) - Auguste Rodin — Google Arts & Culture
The Thinker was originally conceived not in heroic isolation, but as part of Rodin's monumental Gates of Hell—a pair of bronze doors intended for a museum of decorative arts in Paris. Although...
The Thinker (1880 – 1882; France) by Auguste Rodin – Artchive
“The Thinker” is a sculpture created by the artist Auguste Rodin between 1880 and 1882 in France. Although Rodin is often associated with Impressionism due to the era in which he worked, his sculptures, including “The Thinker,” are not typically classified under this movement and are more often linked to realism or symbolism.