Rodin was commissioned for The Gates of Hell in 1880, but did not complete the work until 1899. The piece was a commission for the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, but the museum was never constructed. Due to the failure of the museum, Rodin never finished the sculpture as he planned to. This piece is said to rival Lorenzo Ghiberti's bronze doors for the Florence Cathedral. The bronze casts of the plaster model were not created until 1925, eight years after the passing of Rodin. I chose this work solely because Rodin worked on it for almost 20 years. The detail is elaborate and makes you imagine if there are "gates to hell" despite your beliefs. Rodin was an admired sculptor and I think this piece captures his work as a whole. He was dedicated and extremely talented, as exhibited in this piece.
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