Musée Rodin

envision the realm of suffering. One of these great sculptures is called the Gates of Hell, created by Auguste Rodin who was influenced by Dante Alighieri’s, Inferno. In the beginning of Canto 3 of the Inferno, Dante and Virgil are about to walk through the gates to the underworld. Although the entrance is referred to as an arch in the Inferno this gave Rodin a blank slate to work with. Auguste Rodin was older when he started this sculpture and passed away before he could finish. His Gates have about two

Auguste Rodin was born in Paris in on November 12, 1840. He was born into a poor family and his father was a policeman. Although he was a talented artist as a teenager, he lacked encouragement which made him choose a different career. Rodin worked as a bricklayer for 20 years. Then he went to Italy and during his stay he found inspiration there. On his return to Paris, he sculpted his first major piece, “The Age of Bronze”, originally named “The Vanquished”. Rodin said that, “Much as I love the Greeks

the same charming places, this comment reinforce the view of the city as an empty experience there is no meaning in visiting it. Another interesting scene is when Gil, Inez, Paul and his woman are with the touristic guide in front of The Thinker by Rodin. The camera makes a movement showing the bronze from top to bottom and stops focusing the tourists talking with the guide. The camera movement is the tourist eye they looked fast and in an indifferently way to the cultural objects. After showing

One of the most well-known sculptures in the world, A French Sculptor, Auguste-Rene Rodin created The Thinker (Also known as the thinking man) and was first seen completed of the year 1904. In France, the thinker was originally named The Poet, respectively Le Poète in French. Auguste started creating the artwork for a doorway, named “The Gates of Hell”. Rodin created the piece based off of “The Inferno”, a section of the Divine Comedy. Dante Alighieri wrote his first section of the Epic to describe

The Modernist period was brought upon by the industrialisation of the 19th century. This changed the way people saw the world and as a result many styles were created. There was an experimentation of new ideas, styles and materials. The Modernist era was from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. Drastic changes in the art world was brought upon by this era produced works that are unlike any other style that had been seen. It was a break from the past and experimented with new forms of

The Transition from Classical to Modern Pre-Visit Activity Name:_________________ Date:_________________ Class:_________________ Why is Rodin important? Rodin is important because his sculptures made the transition from traditional art to more modern art by illustrating energy in his sculptures. Rodin’s sculptures illustrated energy through the details of the artwork. This was one of the most important parts of his work as he sacrificed the completeness of his sculptures to better capture the

Auguste Robin is set to represent the Human man. It’s very positioning symbolizes the very embodiment of a simple thought. In his lifetime, Rodin made at least 10 castings of “The Thinker”. However, that number has grown to over 21. You can find them all over the world, from the Rodin Museum in Paris to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, Calif., to the Rodin Museum at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Many of the bronze copies, as well as the original plasters for this piece, have been displayed

proceed to the lip locking trophy of affection. A simple four letter word that has changed the world by its beauty and awe. What are these interesting pictures of words and love? The Kiss, a dramatic scene unfolding before everyone created by Auguste Rodin, and LOVE, the simplistic sucker punch created by Robert Indiana, are wonderful creations that have both an impact and a meaning. These two sculptures have graced the art world with all their beauty leaving some breathless. They mean so many different

The thinker (Figure 1), is one of the famous artwork that was created by the legendary artist August Rodin. This statue was built is the 1881, that was when Rodin working on another famous art work of his, the Gate of Hell. The thinker is a statue that describes as a man whose think freely. When Rodin built the thinker, he built the statue with a dimension of seventy one and fifty by forty centimeter, which consist of the height seventy one and fifty centimeter and the weight is forty centimeter

many obvious similarities, but when you actually take time to analyze the meanings and the backgrounds behind the sculptures, it could be surprising how many things they actually have in common. “Gnaw”, by Janine Antoni, and “The Kiss”, by Auguste Rodin, are similar when it comes to the deeper meaning of the pieces. They both can be seen as representations of solidity, love, and stability of love and feelings. “Janine Antoni was born in Freeport, Bahamas, in 1964. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree