It was given the name, not by the artist, but by foundry workers, who thought it looked similar to a statue of Lorenzo de Medici, by Michelangelo, also known as " Il Penseroso" … " The Thinker" .

给它起这个名字的不是艺术家，而是铸造工人，他们认为它看起来很像米开朗基罗的洛伦佐·德·美第奇的雕像，它也被称为“沉思者”。