The 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 …

On 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 …

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 …

Inspired 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.

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 …

Standing at the entrance to the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia is the first bronze cast of Auguste Rodin’s The Gates of Hell. It was in 1880 that Rodin received the commission for a set of …

Since fall 2021, an important and delicate operation has been taking place on the terrace located between the two towers, at the back of the nave: the relocation of Auguste Rodin's Gates of …

Inspired 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...

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 …

The discarded doors became a creative reservoir for Rodin, providing many groups of figures which were finally detached from the whole, such as The Thinker and The Kiss. The Gates of …