The Gates of Hell
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The Gates of Hell is Auguste Rodin’s monumental sculptural portal inspired by Dante’s Inferno, featuring a dense assemblage of figures including the famous Thinker.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Gates of Hell canonical | 6 |
| The Gates of Hell (initial conception) | 1 |
| The Gates of Hell by Auguste Rodin | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monumental sculptural portal
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| artworkStyle |
expressive realism
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symbolism ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Government of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French government
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| commissionedFor |
Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris)
ⓘ
surface form:
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
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| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Auguste Rodin ⓘ |
| creatorWorkPeriod |
1880s
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1890s ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
damned souls
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figures from Dante's Inferno ⓘ scenes from Hell ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Cantor Arts Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
Musée Rodin, Paris ⓘ Musée d'Orsay (plaster elements and studies) ⓘ National Museum of Western Art ⓘ
surface form:
National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
Rodin Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Rodin Museum, Philadelphia
|
| genre | symbolist sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Francesca da Rimini
ⓘ
surface form:
Paolo and Francesca
The Thinker ⓘ The Three Shades ⓘ Ugolino and His Sons ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
multiple bronze casts
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plaster version ⓘ |
| inception | 1880 ⓘ |
| influenced | modern sculpture ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Divine Comedy
ⓘ
surface form:
Dante Alighieri's Inferno
Divine Comedy ⓘ
surface form:
The Divine Comedy
|
| languageOfWork | visual art ⓘ |
| locatedInCollection |
Musée Rodin, Paris
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surface form:
Musée Rodin collection
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| locationOfFirstFullCast | Musée Rodin, Paris ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
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plaster (original models) ⓘ |
| movement | French sculpture of the late 19th century ⓘ |
| notableElement | central seated figure later known as The Thinker ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Auguste Rodin ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Porte de l'Enfer ⓘ |
| startTime | 1880 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian eschatology
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despair ⓘ human suffering ⓘ sin and punishment ⓘ tormented human bodies ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
freestanding figures integrated into relief
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high relief ⓘ low relief ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Kiss (Rodin)
this entity surface form:
The Gates of Hell (initial conception)
this entity surface form:
The Gates of Hell by Auguste Rodin