Auguste Rodin,Eustache de Saint-Pierre,final version of The Burghers of Calais circa 1886-87
Eustache de Saint-Pierre was the oldest of the six burghers and the first to volunteer to sacrifice to save his native city.The Calais city council originally suggested this figure as the focus of Rodin's monument,but the artist chose to give all five burghers equal stature.
The historical narrative states that the surrendering burghers wore shirts and breeches,but Rodin decided to clad his figures in nonspecific drapery.Their timeless appearance contributes to the monument's function as a broader symbol of selfless patriotic heroism-Brooklyn Museum
Auguste Rodin,Eustache de Saint-Pierre,final version of The Burghers of Calais circa 1886-87
Eustache de Saint-Pierre was the oldest of the six burghers and the first to volunteer to sacrifice to save his native city.The Calais city council originally suggested this figure as the focus of Rodin's monument,but the artist chose to give all five burghers equal stature.
The historical narrative states that the surrendering burghers wore shirts and breeches,but Rodin decided to clad his figures in nonspecific drapery.Their timeless appearance contributes to the monument's function as a broader symbol of selfless patriotic heroism-Brooklyn Museum