オーギュスト・ロダン『カレーの市民』
ブロンズ, 1884-88年(原型), 1953年(鋳造)
国立西洋美術館

Auguste Rodin: Burghers of Calais
Bronze, 1884-88 (model), 1953 (cast)
National Museum of Western Art (NMWA), Tokyo

17 September 2026

#arts #AugusteRodin #BurghersofCalais #オーギュストロダン #カレーの市民

When I first heared "The Burghers of Calais" I was thinking French Food Truck, but instead it was the awesome work of Auguste Rodin, You can feel their despair Stanford Campus, Palo Alto, California #art #Rodin #sculpture #bronze #augusterodin #photography #BurghersofCalais #Calais #stanford

オーギュスト・ロダン『カレーの市民』
ブロンズ, 1884-88年(原型), 1953年(鋳造)
国立西洋美術館

Auguste Rodin: Burghers of Calais
Bronze, 1884-88 (model), 1953 (cast)
National Museum of Western Art (NMWA), Tokyo

17 September 2026

#arts #AugusteRodin #BurghersofCalais #オーギュストロダン #カレーの市民

—the starving town. Edward’s queen, Philippa, pleaded for mercy, and he spared their lives. In 1884 Rodin was commissioned to sculpt the scene, rejecting heroic convention to depict the six as gaunt, isolated figures wracked with fear, doubt, and resignation. #art #burghersofcalais