Which sculpture by Auguste Rodin portrays two right hands meeting?

The Cathedral portrays two right hands meeting in Auguste Rodin’s sculpture.

Created in 1908, The Cathedral is a compact study of two hands rising toward one another. The hands belong to two different figures, but their arrangement produces a unified, architectural shape. Rodin’s title refers to the upward, pointed space formed between them.

The work illustrates Rodin’s interest in isolating body parts and treating them as complete expressive subjects. Hands recur throughout his art because they can communicate effort, tenderness, tension, and creative energy without requiring a full figure.

The Cathedral is often confused with Rodin’s other hand studies, including The Hand of God and The Secret. Those works have different compositions and meanings. The Cathedral is especially recognizable because its two right hands form the central, arch-like motif.