Head of the Old Warrior (Tête du Guerrier)
François RudeWW-1830-005013
Gift of Albert Gallatin, 1926
Catalogue
- Year
- 1830
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 25 × 12 1/2 × 12 3/4 in. (63.5 × 31.8 × 32.4 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- François Rude
Artist
François Rude
Sculpture
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. (1835–36). His work often expressed patriotic themes, as well as the transition from neo-classicism to romanticism.
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- François Rude
- Year
- 1830
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 25 × 12 1/2 × 12 3/4 in. (63.5 × 31.8 × 32.4 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1830-005013
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified