Artist

François Rude

Portrait of François Rude
Portrait of François Rude

French, 1784–1855

François Rude was a French Romanticism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art. François Rude was born in Dijon.

François Rude (French pronunciation:; 4 January 1784 – 3 November 1855) 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.

Works by François Rude

Collections represented

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