Rodin was unprecedented in his expression of the human body. 'Pierre de Wissant' is a larger than life size study for one of the figures from the famous work 'The Burghers of Calais', of which the original version still stands in Calais. It is a monument to those who ended the mediaeval siege of the city by the English.
Specifications
| Title | Pierre de Wissant (Bourgeois de Calais) |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Bronze |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | Erasmus MC |
| Dimensions |
Width 101.5 cm Depth 91 cm Weight 234.4 Height 199.5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Beeldhouwer:
Auguste Rodin
|
| Accession number | BEK 1332 a (MK) |
| Credits | Aankoop / Purchase: 1939 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1939 |
| Age artist | Between 45 and 46 years old |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
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Auguste Rodin
Parijs 1840 - Meudon 1917
Auguste Rodin is generally regarded as the founder of modern sculpture and the most influential sculptor of the nineteenth century. For him, depicting movement...
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