Famous above all for the iconic sculpture ''La Marseillaise'' on the
Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile,
François Rude
François Rude (; 4 January 1784 – 3 November 1855) was a French sculptor, best known for the ''Departure of the Volunteers'', also known as ''La Marseillaise'' on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. (1835–36). His work often expressed patriotic t ...
was born in
Dijon
Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...
on 4 January 1781, the son of a coppersmith/locksmith. Apprenticed to his father, an injury made him unsuitable for forge-work, leading to his attending François Devosges's famous École de Dessin in Dijon where he was soon to show his artistic talent. He developed a relationship with Louis Frémiet, under whose patronage he began to study in 1805 with
Pierre Cartellier
Pierre Cartellier (2 December 1757 – 12 June 1831) was a French sculpture, sculptor.
Biography
Pierre Cartellier was born in Paris. He studied at the École Gratuite de Dessin in Paris and then in the studio of Charles-Antoine Bridan, bef ...
in Paris at the studio of
Edme Gaulle. By 1809 his work began to be noticed, winning him several awards. In 1815, having saved enough money, he left Paris for Rome, but due to political conditions, he ended up in Brussels once again living with the Frémiets. Whilst in Brussels he married Sophie Frémiet, an accomplished painter and they were to become a formidable force in the art world. In Brussels he executed his first bust of Louis David, gaining him much notice. They returned to Paris in 1827 where they remained until his death on 3 November 1855.
[Thésée recueillant les armes de son père]
Phidias - Encyclopédie des sculpteurs français. 2009-2012. Retrieved 9 February 2014[Rude. Sculptor. Ses oeuvres et son temps (1784-1855) by L.de Fourcaud"]
Biography written 1905. Published in Paris. Librairie de L'Art Ancien et Moderne. Retrieved 10 February 2014
Key
Works
Gallery of images
File:Maurice count of Saxony-Rude mg 1619.jpg, Statue by Rude of Maurice, Count of Saxony
File:Petit pecheur napolitain - F. Rude.jpg, François Rude statue: ''Young neapolitan fisherboy playing with a tortoise'', 1831-1833 Paris, Louvre Museum. Photo from the book ''François Rude - Ses Oeuvres Et Son Temps'', by L. De Fourcard, Paris 1904
File:Musée Rude 032.JPG, Musée François Rude - Rude's tête de vieux guerrier - 1834/1836
File:Musée Rude 030.JPG, plaster cast in Musée Rude of Rude's 1852 Head of Christ.
File:Musée Rude 017.JPG, Plaster cast of bust of the politician James de Montry in Musée François Rude. Dates to 1850.
File:Cimetière du Père-Lachaise - Tombeau de Pierre Cartellier.JPG, Rude's sculpture on the grave of Pierre Cartellier.
File:Tombe François Rude, Cimetière du Montparnasse.jpg, Rude's tomb in the Montparnasse cemetery, division 1.
File:FrançoisRude.jpg, Bust of Rude in Palais du Luxembourg, Paris.
File:Buste François Rude.JPG, Bronze bust of François Rude by his nephew the sculptor Paul Cabet in the musée des beaux-arts de Dijon.
File:EgliseSVPAngeMaitreAutel.JPG, Part of Rude's Calvary in Saint Vincent de Paul church in Paris
File:La Marseillaise (3) Arc de l'Etoile Paris.jpg, Detail from ''La Marseillaise'' by François Rude.
File:La Marseillaise (2) Arc de l'Etoile Paris.jpg, Detail from ''La Marseillaise'' by François Rude.
File:Dijon Musée maréchal Saxe.jpg, The Maréchal de Saxe by François Rude
File:Baptism of Christ, Église de la Madeleine, Paris July 2011.jpg, ''The Baptism of Christ''. Rude's sculpture in La Madeleine by François Rude.
File:Statue de Ney.JPG, Statue of Michel Ney in Paris' Avenue de l'Observatoire by François Rude
File:GaspardMongeStatueBeauneZoom.JPG, Rude's statue of Gaspard Monge.
File:Musée et Parc Noisot 014.jpg, Rude's study of Napoleon in the Parc Noisot
File:Louis XIII enfant (François Rude).JPG, Rude's sculpture of the Louis XIII
File:Musée Rude 009.JPG, Plaster model of Rude's statue of Marshal Ney in the Musée Rude in Dijon
File:Carrière Michel Ney socle statue.jpg, Summary of the career of Marshal Ney on the pedestal supporting by François Rude's statue of Ney in Dijon
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6883.jpg, Detail from ''La Marseillaise'' by François Rude.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6884.jpg, Detail from ''La Marseillaise'' by François Rude
File:Musée et Parc Noisot 007.jpg, Bust of Rude in Parc Noisot by François Rude
External links
Louvre Database (French language) - Works by Rude (and some others)(it may be necessary to close an advertising banner to view this page)
Recommended reading
Biography of Rude by Alexis Bertrand. Libraire de l'Art. Paris
References
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Lists of works of art