Answer from Snow_Leopard 3 people found this helpful Rodin was just following the artistic convention of the time.     www.southdacola.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/rodin20thinker.jpg   The Thinker  ( French :  Le Penseur ) is a bronze and marble sculpture by  Auguste Rodin  held in the  Musée Rodin  in Paris. It depicts a man in