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François Rude
(4th Jan, 1784 - 3rd Nov, 1855)
La Paix
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Thierry Le Mage
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Allegory of Peace
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About the artwork
Title:
La Paix
Periods:
19th century
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
XIXth century
Techniques:
blacklead
brown ink
tracing paper
pen (drawing)
Dimensions:
548 x 210
Inventory number:
RF6-recto
Detail:
Appartient à la série des premiers projets pour les haut-reliefs de l'Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, à Paris
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
François Rude
Born:
4th Jan, 1784
Dead:
3rd Nov, 1855
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
François Rude
(4 January 1784 – 3 November 1855) was a French sculptor. He was the stepfather of Paul Cabet, a sculptor. Born in Dijon, he worked at his father's trade as a stovemaker till the age of sixteen, but received training in drawing from François Devosges, where he learned that a strong, simple contour was an invaluable ingredient in the plastic arts. In 1809 he went to Paris from the Dijon school of art, and became a pupil of Pierre Cartellier, obtaining the
Grand Prix de Rome
in 1812…
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