Porte Gli Inferi (PLUS SOLUTION)

The phrase (Italian for "The Gates of Hell") most commonly refers to Auguste Rodin's monumental sculptural masterpiece, La Porte de l'Enfer . This lifelong project served as a creative laboratory for the artist, eventually spawning some of his most famous individual works, including The Thinker and The Kiss . The Masterpiece: Rodin’s "The Gates of Hell"

Depicted in their eternal struggle, these figures eventually became the basis for The Kiss . Porte Gli inferi

Positioned at the center of the lintel, originally intended as Dante himself contemplating his creation, though it has since become a universal symbol of philosophical reflection. The phrase (Italian for "The Gates of Hell")

The primary theme was drawn from Dante Alighieri’s Inferno , specifically the first part of the Divine Comedy . He was also influenced by Charles Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du mal and Ovid’s Metamorphoses . Positioned at the center of the lintel, originally

In 1880, the French government commissioned Rodin to create a set of decorative doors for a planned Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris. While the museum was never built, Rodin continued to obsessively work on the project for until his death in 1917.

A group of three identical figures at the very top whose arms point downward toward the gates, signaling the hopelessness of those who enter.

The bronze doors stand over 6 meters (20 feet) tall and feature more than 200 tormented human figures writhing in suffering and despair. Key Figures: