''La Defense'', also known as ''The Call to Arms'', is a sculpture by
Auguste Rodin.
History
Rodin created a model for a competition for a monument to the
siege of Paris in 1870 during the
Franco-Prussian War. It was rejected in favor of a
bronze sculpture by Louis-Ernest Barrias. Later, it was enlarged to four times its size to be used as a monument in Verdun.
Description
The
bronze sculpture
Bronze is the most popular metal for Casting (metalworking), cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as w ...
in the
Portland Art Museum
The Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon, United States, was founded in 1892, making it one of the oldest art museums on the West Coast and seventh oldest in the US. Upon completion of the most recent renovations, the Portland Art Museum beca ...
's Evan H. Roberts Memorial Sculpture Collection was modeled in 1879 and cast c. 1910, and measures 44 in x 23 in x 16 inches.
See also
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List of sculptures by Auguste Rodin
This article lists a selection of notable works created by Auguste Rodin. The listing follows the books ''Rodin, Vie et Oeuvre'' and ''Rodin''.
Sculptures
Museums
*Albertinum, Dresden
*Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
*Art Institute of ...
References
External links
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1879 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Oregon
Collection of the Portland Art Museum
Sculptures by Auguste Rodin
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