The Thinker - Wikipedia
WEBThe Thinker from Yehud, also known as the Thinker of Palestine, is an archaeological figurine discovered during salvage excavations in the Israeli city of Yehud. The figurine, which sits atop a ceramic jug in a posture resembling "The Thinker", dates back to the Middle Bronze Age II Palestine (c. 1800–1600 BCE).
The Thinker | History, Description, & Facts | Britannica
WEBThe Thinker, one of the most well-known sculptures by French artist Auguste Rodin, a pensive nude male figure cast or sculpted in many sizes.
Auguste Rodin | The Thinker - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBThe Thinker. Auguste Rodin French. Cast by Alexis Rudier French. modeled ca. 1880, cast ca. 1910. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 800. The Thinker was made to sit over the lintel of Rodin’s monumental bronze doorway, The Gates of Hell, contemplating the fate of the damned.
The Thinker (Le Penseur) - Auguste Rodin — Google Arts & Culture
WEBIn 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...
The Thinker | Musée Rodin
WEBThe Thinker. Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917) Cast made by Fonderie Alexis Rudier in 1904. Transfered to the musée Rodin in 1922. Whenconceived in 1880 in its original size (approx. 70 cm) as the crowning element of The Gates of Hell, seated on the tympanum, The Thinkerwas entitled The Poet.
The Thinker - Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917) — Google Arts …
WEBCollection: Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960. Accession Number: 1917.42. Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more. *The Thinker *was first developed as...
Art Object Page - National Gallery of Art
WEBThe 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 - Rodin Museum
WEBThe Thinker. Modeled 1880-1881, enlarged 1902-1904; cast 1919 Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917. Cast by the founder Alexis Rudier, Paris, 1874 - 1952. 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 ...
The Thinker by Auguste Rodin - The History of Art
WEBOct 14, 2023 · Email: tomgurney1@gmail.com / Phone: +44 7429 011000. The Thinker, Le Penseur, is considered by many art historians to have been Auguste Rodin's most famous sculpture, and its success has led to numerous castings of the original being made up for numerous clients across the world.
The Thinker - Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) - Google Arts
WEBTitle: The Thinker. Creator: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) Date Created: c. 1880. Physical Dimensions: Overall: 70.8 x 34.9 x 59.7 cm (27 7/8 x 13 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.) Provenance: Alexandre P....
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