Unlock the Mysteries of The Thinker, Auguste Rodin’s Most Famous Work

Revealing the meaning behind Rodin’s iconic sculpture

The Thinker (“Le Penseur”), model 1880, cast 1901 by Auguste Rodin. Bronze. 71.5 × 36.4 × 59.5 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C, U.S. Image source NGA

The extraordinary ability for works of art to enter the public consciousness and take on a meaning beyond their original intent is no better illustrated than with Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker.