A plaster image of The Thinker at the Rodin Gallery in Paris

A plaster image of The Thinker at the Rodin Gallery in Paris

The Thinker is a sculpture created by French sculptor Auguste Rodin. The plaster model was made in 1880 with a height of 68.5cm. Now in the collection of the Rodin Gallery in Paris., It depicts a naked male sitting on a rock, showing concern and sympathy for the fate of mankind in a thoughtful gesture. This work was originally designed for the central part of Rodin's other giant sculpture, The Gates of Hell, which was later enlarged by Rodin and became a famous work on its own. The Thinker is considered one of Rodin's masterpieces and one of the most influential sculptures in the history of Western art.