Auguste Rodin Statues Sculptures Burghers of Calais all for sale
Location: Los Angeles
Date posted: October 06, 2012
Price: $ 5000
Ad ID: 7700
Views: 115
This rare magnificent ensemble of Auguste Rodin bronze sculptures captures the detail of the original. The Burghers of Calais (Les Bourgeois de Calais) is one of the most famous sculptures by Auguste Rodin, completed in 1889. It serves as a monument to an occurrence in 1347 during the Hundred Years' War, when Calais, an important French port on the English Channel, was under siege by the English for over a year.
"The story goes that England's Edward III, after a victory in the Battle of Crécy, laid siege to Calais, while Philip VI of France ordered the city to hold out at all costs. Philip failed to lift the siege, and starvation eventually forced the city to parley for surrender.They are 7 in all. the group one and the single ,single of each of them.Contact us if you are interested it come they come along with the historic story.we need hust serious buyer.