''Jean d'Aire'' is a sculpture by the French artist

Auguste Rodin François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a uniqu ...

, first conceived around 1885 as part of the planning for his group '' The Burghers of Calais''. After the first group modello, he made individual studies of each figure. The first such study of d'Aire was nude, followed by one partially covered in a kind of toga and with the noose round his neck more obvious. He holds a cushion bearing the keys of Calais and is drawn to the left by the noose. A bronze cast of this second version is now in the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City and other collections.

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{{Auguste Rodin Sculptures by Auguste Rodin Sculptures of the Museo Soumaya 1886 sculptures