Auguste Rodin

French actor Gerard Depardieu, who is facing a series of sexual assault allegations, is to sell much of his art collection worth an estimated 3-5 million euros, his auctioneers announced on June 15.

The 74-year-old is at the center of an ongoing rape investigation and the press has recently reported on several new sexual misconduct allegations.

A cast of "The Thinker" by Auguste Rodin will be auctioned in Paris on June 30, expected to reach between 9 and 14 million euros ($10-$15 million), Christie's said on April 7.

One of the most iconic works of art in the world, it features a man resting his chin on his hand and was originally conceived as a representation of Italian author Dante.

The Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens presents "The State Hermitage Museum: Gateway to History," an exhibition of works from the permanent collections of the renowned Saint Petersburg museum. The exhibition opens on Wednesday, November 2, and runs through February 26, 2017.

Auguste Rodin's "Eternal springtime" marble sculpture of lovers fetched more than $20 million at auction on May 9, a record for the French sculptor, at Sotheby's in New York.

The work -- conceived by Rodin in 1884 and sculpted in 1901-1903 -- is just 31.5 inches wide by 26.25 inches tall (80 by 66.7 centimeters).    

An exhibition of works by legendary French sculptor August Rodin will remain in Sofia's National Art Gallery until September 28.

Under initial plans the event, co-organized by the French Embassy and the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture and the gallery itself, was to be open until September 15, the website Dnevnik.bg reports.

The original of one of the most recognized sculptures of all time, The Thinker by Auguste Rodin, is already in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

The National Art Gallery will host an exhibition of the renown French sculptor which will include 80 sculptures and 20 drawings some of which leave the Rodin museum in Paris for the first time, Bulgarian National Radio informs.