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About Auguste Rodin

  • He was a French sculptor.
  • He was born in Paris.
  • He was born on the 12th of November in 1840.
  • Rodin was educated at the School of Decorative Arts in Paris.
  • His famous sculptures are:
  • The thinker
  • The age of bronze
  • The Burghers of Calais
  • The kiss
  • The Gates of Hell

The sculpture

  • It's made of bronze
  • It's impressionistic
  • Rodin started building it in 1880 and it was finished in 1900
  • Now it's in the "Muséé Rodin"
  • Inspired in a worried character
  • It's a man thinking about his problems sitting on a rock
  • Symbolizes the expression of thought

Detailed description

Curiosities

  • Originally the sculpture would be named the poet.
  • Rodin had the help of his disciple Miguel, name "l'Asturià".
  • The sculpture represents "El Dante" in front of the gates of the hell.
  • It took 20 years to make the bronze statue.
  • Now, there are more than twenty versions of The Thinker.

THE THINKER

Photos

Auguste Rodin

The thinker

Auguste Rodin

Nude man

Relaxed head

Back bent forward

Disproportionate hands

He's sitting on a rock

Disproportionate feet

It's feet are bigger than the normal

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