WEBThe Gates of Hell (French: La Porte de l'Enfer) is a monumental bronze sculptural group work by French artist Auguste Rodin that depicts a scene from the Inferno, the first section of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. It stands at 6 metres high, 4 metres wide and 1 metre deep (19.7×13.1×3.3 ft) and contains 180 figures.
WEBOn August 16, 1880, Rodin received a commission to create a pair of bronze doors for a new decorative arts museum in Paris. Although the museum did not come to fruition and the doors were never fully realized, The Gates of Hell became the defining project of Rodin's career and a key to understanding his artistic aims. During the thirty-seven-year period …
WEBThe Gates of Hell. Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) Cast made by Fonderie Alexis Rudier in 1928 for the museum collections. The Gates of Hell occupied a unique place in Rodin’s oeuvre. Working feverishly on this project for several years, he created over 200 figures and groups that formed a breeding ground for ideas which he drew on for the rest of ...
WEBThe Gates of Hell. Modeled 1880-1917; cast 1926-1928 Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917. Cast by the founder Alexis Rudier, Paris, 1874 - 1952. In 1880 Rodin was commissioned to create a set of bronze doors for a new museum in Paris. Inspired by The Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri (Italian, c. 1265–1324), Rodin planned to …
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Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBThe Gates of Hell, a monumental portal covered with sculptural relief, was Rodin’s first commission from the French government. Edmond Turquet, newly appointed Under Secretary of Fine Arts and an admirer of Rodin’s sculpture, commissioned the work on August 16, 1880, for a projected Musée des Arts Décoratifs to be built on the site of ...
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The Gates of Hell - Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - Google Arts
WEBInspired by The Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri (Italian, c. 1265–1324), Rodin planned to decorate the doors with characters that Dante met on his fictional journey through hell. The...
WEBGates of Hell | La Porte de l'Enfer. About The Gates. This site allows you to explore The Gates of Hell, the monumental masterpiece for which Rodin created more than 250 groups and figures, including some of his most renowned compositions: The Thinker, Ugolino and His Children, Fugit Amor, among others.
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The Gates of Hell | sculpture by Rodin | Britannica
WEB…the masterpiece of modern sculpture, The Gates of Hell, undertaken by Rodin in 1880 and never really completed. It was inevitable that the translucent nature of the marble surface should engage the attention of Rodin, and even though he always prepared the models in clay and left the execution in…
WEBOpen Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Closed on May 1, January 1 and December 25. Access. 77 rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris. Transports. Metro: Varenne (line 13) or Invalides (line 13, line 8) RER: Invalides (line C) Bus: 69, 82, 87, 92. Vélib’: 9 boulevard des Invalides. Parking: Boulevard des Invalides.
WEBHome. Artworks. The Gates of Hell. The Gates of Hell. Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) In 1880, Rodin received a state commission for a grand entrance to a planned museum of decorative arts, in the form of bronze doors decorated in low relief with illustrations of Dante’s Divine Comedy.
