François Rude: 1888 engraving

François Rude (June 4, 1784 - November 3, 1855) was a French sculptor. Download high resolution version (448x636, 115 KB)Engraving of François Rude, sculptor. ... Download high resolution version (448x636, 115 KB)Engraving of François Rude, sculptor. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sculptor redirects here. ...

Born in Dijon, he worked at his father's trade as a stovemaker till the age of sixteen, but in 1809 he went to Paris from the Dijon school of art, and became a pupil of Castellier, obtaining the Grand Prix in 1812. After the second restoration of the Bourbons he retired to Brussels, where he got some work under the architect Van der Straeten, who employed him to execute nine bas-reliefs in the palace of Tervueren. Location within France Street in the centre of Dijon Dijon (  pronunciation?) is a city in eastern France, the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Côte-dOr département (county) and of the Bourgogne région. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section should include material from France: Wars of Religion - Bourbon Dynasty. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the de facto capital of the European Union, as two of its three main institutions have their headquarters... Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren) Categories: Dog stubs | Dog breeds ...

At Brussels Rude married Sophie Freiniet, the daughter of a Bonapartist compatriot to whom he had many obligations, but gladly availed himself of an opportunity to return to Paris, where in 1827 a statue of the Virgin for St Gervais and a Mercury fastening his Sandals (now in the Louvre, Paris) obtained much attention. Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The main courtyard of the Louvre. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

His great success dates, however, from 1833, when he received the cross of the Legion of Honour for his statue of a Neapolitan Fisher Boy playing with a Tortoise (now in the Louvre), which also procured for him the important commission for all the ornament and one group on the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris. This group, La Marseillaise, aka. Départ des volontaires de 1792 (Departure of the Volunteers of 1792), a work full of energy and fire, immortalizes the name of Rude. 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (Legion of Honor ( AmE) or Legion of Honour ( ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ... Arc de Triomphe The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris that stands in the centre of the Place de lÉtoile, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... This article is about the anthem La Marseillaise. A sculpture popularly called La Marseillaise is part of the sculptural programme of the Arc de Triomphe. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Amongst other productions we may mention Napoleon Awakening to Immortality (Musée d'Orsay, Paris), the statue of the mathematician Gaspard Monge (1848), Jeanne d'Arc, in the gardens of the Luxembourg (1852), a Calvary in bronze for the high altar of St Vincent de Paul (1855), as well as Hebe and the Eagle of Jupiter (Musee des Beaux Arts, Dijon), Love Triumphant and Christ on the Cross, all of which appeared at the Paris Salon of 1857 after his death. Bonaparte as general Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français... The Musée dOrsay is a museum in Paris, situated on the left bank of the River Seine. ... Gaspard Monge. ... Bronze figurine, found at Öland Bronze is the traditional name for a broad range of alloys of copper. ... Location within France Street in the centre of Dijon Dijon (  pronunciation?) is a city in eastern France, the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Côte-dOr département (county) and of the Bourgogne région. ... Honoré Daumier satirized the bourgeoises scandalized by the Salons Venuses, 1864 The Paris Salon (French: Salon de Paris) was an institution in French official art patronage, founded in Paris, France in 1673 to exhibit art works, particularly paintings. ...

An important pupil of Rude was Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, who subsequently executed his own interpretation of a Neapolitan Fisher Boy (a popular subject at the time). Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, sometimes called Jules Carpeaux (May 11, 1827 - October 12, 1875) was a French sculptor who studied under Fran ois Rude. ...

External links

• Neapolitan Fisherboy from the official Louvre site - links to bigger image (http://www.louvre.fr/anglais/collec/sculp/lp0063/sculp_f.htm)
• More views of the Neapolitan Fisherboy (http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/louvre/rude.html)
• Views of the Arc de Triomphe (http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/arctriomphe/arc.html)
• French language site listing works by Rude, with access to large images (http://www.insecula.com/contact/A000046.html) (it may be necessary to close an advertising banner to view this page)

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