TAEMIN - WANT ☾ AUGUST RODINE - THE GATES OF HELL The Gates of Hell is a monumental sculptural group work by Auguste Rodin that depicts scenes from the first section of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, "The Inferno". "The Thinker (Le Penseur), also called The Poet, which is located above the door panels. One interpretation suggests that it might represent Dante looking down to the characters in the Inferno. Another interpretation is that the Thinker is Rodin himself meditating about his composition. Others believe that the figure may be Adam, contemplating the destruction brought upon mankind because of his sin. The Kiss (Le Baiser) was also originally in The Gate along with other figures of Paolo and Francesca da Rimini. Rodin wanted to represent their initial joy as well as their final damnation. The Three Shades (Les trois Ombres), who stand above the Thinker, originally pointed to the famous phrase: "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate" ("Abandon all hope, ye who enter here") from Canto 3 of the Inferno.
