Head of Pierre de Wissant (Q22081438)
Label from: English (en)
artist:
Auguste Rodin (Q30755)
collection:
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) (Q2365880)
location:
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) (Q2365880)
part of the series:
Head of Pierre de Wissant (Q100588793)
material used:
plaster (Q274988)
part of:
Head of Pierre de Wissant (Q100588793)
instance of:
sculpture (Q860861)
MSK Gent work PID:
1909-PPP-1
catalog URL: http://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1909-PPP-1
information from the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) catalog
description: This head is a monumental version of one of the Citizens of Calais, the sculpture group on which Auguste Rodin worked from 1884 to 1895. The theme is derived from a historical event in the 14th century: some prominent citizens sacrifice themselves to save their town from the English siege. For…
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