François Rude
French sculptor
François Rude was a French sculptor, best known for the Departure of the Volunteers, also known as La Marseillaise on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. His work often expressed patriotic themes, as well as the transition from neo-classicism to... Wikipedia
Born: January 4, 1784, Dijon, France
Died: November 3, 1855 (age 71 years), Paris, France
Period: Romanticism
Award: Legion of Honour
Partner: Sophie Frémiet
Known for: Sculpture, drawing
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