Rodin's 'The Thinker' comes to Málaga

Rodin's 'The Thinker' comes to Málaga
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By m.p. - Oct 17, 2007 - 9:30 PM

Rodin’s The Thinker, on display in Malaga’s Calle Larios until 19th December. Photo – EFE.

One of the world's most famous sculptures is on display in Calle Larios along with the six 'Burghers of Calais' until 19th December

The work of the world-famous French sculptor, Auguste Rodin, is gracing the most famous street in Málaga, Calle Marqués de Larios, where the seven bronze sculptures will remain under 24 hour guard until they move to their next exhibition in Granada on 19th December.

The original sculptures of the six ‘Burghers of Calais’ and Rodin’s ‘The Thinker,’ were unveiled on their pedestals in the old part of the city centre on Wednesday, as part of an exhibition organised by La Caixa Foundation, the social and cultural branch of one of Spain’s largest building societies.

It’s the first Rodin exhibition of its type in Spain, and also, according to the Málaga newspaper, La Opinión de Málaga, the first time his work has left the Rodin Museum in Paris for an exhibition in the street. It’s in Granada from 19th December until 27 January, and then moves onto to Valladolid from 5th February to 30th March.

The Thinker, Rodin’s most famous sculpture and one of the world’s most recognised works of art, was commissioned by the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, to act as a portal to the entrance of the museum based on Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ and part of a wider concept of the Gates of Hell.

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