Auguste Rodin: The Kiss Medium White Sculpture*The Met Store Online

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Like Auguste Rodin’s (French, 1840–1917) iconic sculpture The Thinker, The Kiss is taken from The Gates of Hell, the artist’s magnum opus. It was originally based on the figures Paolo and Francesca from Dante’s Inferno, who were banished to Hell for eternity because they kissed after Francesca had married Paolo’s brother. Sensual but also radiating a deep and sincere love, The Kiss, recalled by this reproduction, has remained one of Rodin’s most popular works to this day.

Produced in cooperation with the Musée Rodin, Paris.