The Gates of Hell, originally designed as a doorway to be cast in bronze for a new Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, were sculpted by
A)Claude Monet
B)Toulouse-Lautrec
C)Auguste Rodin
D)Paul Gauguin
E)Michelangelo

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The Gates of Hell sculpture was designed by French sculptor Auguste Rodin in the late 19th century. The sculpture was inspired by Dante's Inferno and depicts various characters from the epic poem. While the bronze doors were never actually cast for the Museum of Decorative Arts, smaller versions of the sculpture exist in museums around the world.

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