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The Thinker
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type of sculpture by Auguste Rodin
"The Thinker" is a famous bronze sculpture created by Auguste Rodin that depicts a man sitting in a pose of deep contemplation. The work has become one of the most recognizable sculptures in the world and is widely used as a symbol of human intellect and philosophical thought.
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Key facts
- Artist
- Auguste Rodin
- Medium
- Bronze
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- The Thinker, Rodin.jpg
- Height
- 189
- Width
- 98
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- Commons category
- Le Penseur
- inception
- 1882-00-00
- title
- Le Penseur
- thickness
- 140
- native label
- Le Penseur
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Article
The Thinker (French: Le Penseur), by Auguste Rodin, is a bronze sculpture depicting a nude male figure of heroic size, seated on a large rock, leaning forward, his right elbow placed upon his left thigh, with the back of his right hand supporting his chin in a posture evocative of deep thought and contemplation. This universally recognized expression of "deep thought" has made the sculpture one of the most widely known artworks in the world. It has become the iconic symbol of thinking; images of the sculpture in profile are often used to indicate philosophy and other practices of contemplation or introspection.
Rodin conceived the figure as part of his work The Gates of Hell commissioned in 1880, but the first of the familiar monumental bronze castings was made in 1904, and is now exhibited at the Musée Rodin, in Paris.