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Google 'Thinker' Doodle fetes French sculptor Rodin
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A doodle featuring the iconic "The Thinker" is Google's tribute to French sculptor François-Auguste-René Rodin on his 172nd birth anniversary.
Visitors to Google's home page on Monday were greeted with a doodle featuring "The Thinker" in place of one of the o's in the Google logo.
A screenshot of Google's Doodle for Monday, featuring the iconic "The Thinker," is the search giant's tribute to French sculptor François-Auguste-René Rodin on his 172nd birth anniversary.
Clicking on the doodle, as with past doodles, will take the visitor to a Google Search Results page for "François-Auguste-René Rodin."
Rodin was born on Nov. 12, 1840, and earned the distinction of being the progenitor of modern sculpture.
While he wanted to study arts at what many consider to be the best school of arts in Paris, he was supposedly never allowed to study there.
Yet, he became one of the most famous sculptors in France and was renowned worldwide for his work.
He is also credited for having the unique ability to model a complex surface in clay, though many of his sculptures clashed with figure sculpture tradition.
"The Thinker," a bronze-and-marble sculpture, is one of his most famous works.
Rodin died on November 17, 1917. — TJD, GMA News
