François Rude

(b. January 4, 1784)

Works

A French Romantic sculptor (1784-1855) best known for his monumental relief sculpture on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, 'Departure of the Volunteers of 1792.' His dramatic works celebrated French national heroism and liberty.

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Pêcheur napolitain (Neapolitan Fisherboy)

Tête du Génie de la Patrie (The Head of the Genius of Liberty)

Hebe and the Eagle of Jupiter

1855

Artists in conversation