Rodin originally conceived of Eternal Springtime as part of The Gates of Hell , one of the representations of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta , but did not include it there .
The happiness expressed by the lovers did not seem appropriate to the theme .
Rodin originally conceived of Eternal Springtime as part of The Gates of Hell , one of the representations of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta , but did not include it there because the happiness expressed by the lovers did not seem appropriate to the theme .