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) |
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Material and technique | Bronze |
Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | Erasmus MC |
Dimensions |
Height 198 cm |
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Artists |
Beeldhouwer:
Auguste Rodin
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Accession number | BEK 1332 a (MK) |
Credits | Aankoop / Purchase: 1939 |
Department | Modern Art |
Acquisition date | 1939 |
Age artist | Between 45 and 46 years old |
External exhibitions |
"Boijmans bij de Buren" - Mensbeelden – Kracht & Kwetsbaarheid (2019) |
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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