Hebe and the Eagle of Jupiter

François RudeWW-1847-005012

1847·Bronze·78.7 × 52.4 cm (31 × 20 5/8 in.)

Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. John H. Leslie

Catalogue

Year: 1847
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 78.7 × 52.4 cm (31 × 20 5/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
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.

Dijon, France

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