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 - 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.
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 ...
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.
Auguste Rodin | The Thinker - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In a real sense, The Thinker is Rodin. Brutishly muscled yet engrossed in thought, coiled in tension yet loose in repose, the sculpture, according to one early twentieth-century critic, embodies both "dream and action."
What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
2024年8月20日 · Rodin meant to place The Thinker centrally above the entrance, presiding over the tortured souls below and around him. The statue stands out from among the other figures by its larger size and impressive monumentality. Most other figures are portrayed in movement, while The Thinker is stationary.
The Thinker - Rodin Museum
Auguste 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 …
Art Object Page - National Gallery of Art
In the late 1880s Rodin began to exhibit the figure, sometimes with the title Poet, other times as Poet/Thinker. By 1896, however, it had become simply The Thinker, a still more universal image that reveals in physical terms the mental effort and even anguish of creativity.
“The Thinker” Statue by Auguste Rodin – Dante Contemplating …
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.
The Thinker - Philadelphia Museum of Art
Rodin originally created this figure for the top of The Gates of Hell. The seated man represented Dante, the Italian poet whose depiction of hell provided the theme for the doors. But the …