Sujet
Heroic Head of Pierre de Wissant, One of the Burghers of Calais, 1886. Creator: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917).
Légende
Heroic Head of Pierre de Wissant, One of the Burghers of Calais, 1886. This sculpture depicts one of the figures in Rodin?s large public monument The Burghers of Calais (1884-89), featuring six French men who volunteered to be taken prisoner by the English in exchange for lifting the siege of Calais during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). Pierre de Wissant?s anguished expression suggests extreme mental suffering as he contemplates his expected execution. Rodin exhibited a life-size version of the figure as an independent work before completing the monument. He later made multiple versions in various sizes and media. This plaster features a highly expressive, hand-worked surface inscribed in places with graphite and covered with delicate, tinted washes.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F85_394
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
61,1Mo (2,5Mo) / 32,6cm x 47,0cm / 3849 x 5549 (300dpi)