The Gates of Hell 1917

The Gates of Hell is a monumental bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin, originally intended for the entrance to a museum in Paris. Completed in 1917, the year of Rodin's death, the work showcases the artist's signature style of realism and expressive detail. Its complex narrative, drawn from Dante's Inferno, depicts a multitude of figures caught in a tumultuous scene of suffering, despair, and sin. The sculpture's immense size and intricate composition, with figures emerging from the very surface of the gates, have made it one of Rodin's most powerful and enduring works. The sculpture is currently housed in the Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.