La Porte de l’enfer

1880–1917

on display
Auguste Rodin1840 Paris – 1917 Meudon
We have 13 artworks by Auguste Rodin online.
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In 1880 Rodin was commissioned by the French government to create a monumental bronze gate with scenes from Dante's 'Inferno' for a Musée des Arts Décoratifs. The museum was never built; Rodin's gate, on which he worked until his death, remained unfinished. Rodin also treated many of the 186 figures in separate sculptures, such as 'Denker' or 'Grande ombre', the crowning trinity developed from his earlier 'Adam'. See inv. 1968/59 and inv. 2381.
Also known as
Das Höllentor The Gates of Hell La porte de l’Enfer
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
object: 680 x 400 x 85 cm
Inventory number
1949/0022
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, Donated by Emil Georg Bührle, 1949