La Porte de l'Enfer

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La Porte de l'Enfer is the original French title of Auguste Rodin’s monumental sculptural work "The Gates of Hell," inspired by Dante’s "Inferno" and featuring figures like "The Thinker."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monumental sculpture
sculptural work
artForm relief sculpture
artisticTheme despair
redemption
suffering
associatedCity Paris
associatedMuseum Musée Rodin
linked to: Musée Rodin, Paris
commissionedBy French government
commissionedFor Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
countryOfOrigin France
creator Auguste Rodin
creatorNationality French
depicts scenes from Dante's Inferno
exhibitedAt Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
linked to: Cantor Arts Center

Musée Rodin, Paris
National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
Rodin Museum, Philadelphia
linked to: Rodin Museum
featuresWork The Kiss
The Thinker
The Three Shades
genre symbolist sculpture
hasPart bronze doors
relief sculpture panels
hasVersion multiple bronze casts
height over 6 meters
inception circa 1880
inspiredBy Inferno
The Divine Comedy
linked to: Divine Comedy
inspiredByAuthor Dante Alighieri
locationOfFirstFullCast Musée Rodin, Paris
material bronze
movement Modern sculpture
Symbolism
notableFigure Paolo and Francesca
linked to: Francesca da Rimini

The Thinker
Ugolino
originalLanguageTitle French
originalTitleOf The Gates of Hell
startTime 1880
subject Hell
damned souls
divine judgment
titleLanguage French
translatedTitle The Gates of Hell
workPeriod 1880s
1890s
early 20th century

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The Gates of Hell originalTitle La Porte de l'Enfer