COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1979.138
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Rodin, Auguste
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1840 - 1917
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Auguste Rodin
Title:
The Thinker
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1880
Creation Start Date:
1875
Creation End Date:
1885
Materials and Techniques:
bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 72.3cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1979.138
Credit Line:
Gift of Alexandre P. Rosenberg
Provenance:
Alexandre P. Rosenberg, NY
Context:
The Thinker was first developed as part of Rodin's The Gates of Hell, a sculpted doorway for a proposed museum of decorative arts in Paris. Intended to be part of a relief directly above the doors, the rugged figure was originally conceived as a generalized image of the Italian poet Dante (1265-1321) who, in his mind's eye, sees all that goes on around him. Once Rodin separated him from The Gates, however, he became The Poet-Thinker, and finally just the Thinker.
Related Multimedia Description:
Web Feature about The Thinker.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1979.138.tif
Link To Source
The Thinker
