What is the name of this Rodin Sculpture?
a. The Gates of Hell
b. The Gates of Elysium
c. Doors of Chaos
d. Fall of the Damned
The answer is A, The Gates of Hell!
This sculpture depicts a scene from "The Inferno", the first section of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. The Gates of Hell is cast in bronze, and contains 180 figures, several of which Rodin also cast independently. One of these figures is The Thinker (also called The Poet) which can be seen perched above the door panels. You can see casts of this fine sculpture in many locations, including Musée Rodin in Paris and the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia.
Stay curious,
Team ARC
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