Study for a Burgher of Calais (Pierre de Wiessant)

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Title	Study for a Burgher of Calais (Pierre de Wiessant)
Artist	Auguste (François-Auguste-René) Rodin
Date	modeled c. 1885 in plaster
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G355

Medium:

Sculpture | Bronze, cast about 1902-17

Size:

73 1/2 x 39 x 25 in. (186.69 x 99.06 x 63.5 cm)

Creation Place:

Europe, France

Culture:

Europe, France

Style:

19th century

Inscriptions:

Signature; Mark back right corner: [A.Rodin] [Cast No. 1 Lexis Rudier, Fondeur, Paris]

Physical Description:

study for the figure of Pierre de Wiessant; cast in the Alexis Rudier foundry, Paris Figure

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anonymous gift in memory of Walter Lindeke

Accession Number:

59.20

Artist:

François-Auguste-René Rodin, French, 1840-1917

Role:

Sculptor

Nationality:

French

Life Dates:

French, 1840-1917

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009