The Thinker

E41979
bronze sculpture public artwork sculpture

The Thinker is a famous bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin depicting a seated, nude man in deep contemplation, widely regarded as an iconic symbol of philosophy and introspection.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
The Thinker canonical 6
The Thinker by Auguste Rodin 3
Le Penseur 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze sculpture ⓘ
public artwork ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Thinker ⓘ
surface form: Le Penseur
artist Auguste Rodin ⓘ
castTechnique lost-wax casting ⓘ
color dark patinated bronze ⓘ
completionDate circa 1904 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Auguste Rodin ⓘ
culturalSignificance icon of Western art ⓘ
symbol of intellectual labor ⓘ
symbol of philosophy ⓘ
depicts man in deep contemplation ⓘ
seated nude male figure ⓘ
genre figurative sculpture ⓘ
has3DOrientation seated with chin resting on hand ⓘ
hasReplica Buenos Aires ⓘ
surface form: Buenos Aires, Plaza del Congreso

Cleveland Museum of Art ⓘ
Columbia University ⓘ
Detroit Institute of Arts ⓘ
Kunsthaus Zürich ⓘ
Legion of Honor, San Francisco ⓘ
Musée Rodin, Paris ⓘ
National Gallery of Art ⓘ
surface form: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

National Museum of Western Art ⓘ
surface form: National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen ⓘ
Rodin Museum ⓘ
surface form: Rodin Museum, Philadelphia

Tokyo National Museum ⓘ
University of Louisville ⓘ
iconicFor intellectual contemplation ⓘ
introspection ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
inception 1880 ⓘ
inspiredBy Dante Alighieri ⓘ
Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy ⓘ
surface form: The Divine Comedy
languageOfAlternateName French ⓘ
materialUsed bronze ⓘ
movement Realism ⓘ
Symbolism ⓘ
notableEvent damaged by bombing at Musée Rodin in 1970 ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle French ⓘ
originallyConceivedAs part of The Gates of Hell ⓘ
partOfSeries The Gates of Hell ⓘ
pose contrapposto-like seated pose ⓘ
subjectMatter human condition ⓘ
philosophical reflection ⓘ
typicalHeight about 186 cm ⓘ
about 73 inches ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art → notableWorkOnSite → The Thinker ⓘ
Philadelphia Museum of Art → notableWorkInCollection → The Thinker ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thinker (cast) by Auguste Rodin
Cleveland Museum of Art → notableWorkInCollection → The Thinker ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thinker by Auguste Rodin
The Thinker → alsoKnownAs → The Thinker ⓘ
this entity surface form: Le Penseur
Morningside Heights campus → hasSculpture → The Thinker ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thinker (Rodin cast)
Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park → hasArtwork → The Thinker ⓘ
Rodin Museum → hasWork → The Thinker ⓘ
Auguste Rodin → notableWork → The Thinker ⓘ
The Gates of Hell → hasPart → The Thinker ⓘ
Musée Rodin, Paris → exhibitsWork → The Thinker ⓘ
Legion of Honor, San Francisco → notableWorkInCollection → The Thinker ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thinker by Auguste Rodin
Maryhill Museum of Art → notableWorkInCollection → The Thinker ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thinker by Auguste Rodin (cast)
Matsukata Collection → hasPart → The Thinker ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thinker by Auguste Rodin