When Rodin embarked on a trip to Italy in 1875 to witness Michelangelo’s “Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino,” no one could have predicted that the sculpture would inspire him to create one of history’s most acclaimed masterpieces... Today, Rodin's “The Thinker” exists in many casts and sizes, including this bronze model gifted to the National Gallery in 1942. More than 50 are known in this size—which is the size of Rodin's original handmade clay model. We recognize in Rodin's brooding nude gian