In another spot, Ventura appears bare-chested as he bends in the pose of Rodin's "The Thinker" while an announcer reels off his credentials as a father and volunteer football coach.

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If you have been wearing yourself out with long trudges across and through the nation's front yard, consider taking a break here among works by Rodin, Jean Arp and others.

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Oslo's most visited site is Vigeland Park that houses more than 200 huge, some say Rodin-esque, sculptures by celebrated Norwegian artist Gustav Vigeland.

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Pieces from Jeffrey Archer's art collection have also been up for auction, including works by Sickert, Monet, Renoir, Rodin and Warhol.

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The raid led Citizen's Protection Minister Christos Papoutsis to criticize security at the gallery, which is home to works by Auguste Rodin, Henri Matisse and Peter Paul Rubens.

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