Francois Rude. François Rude was a French sculptor, best known for the Departure of the Volunteers, also known as Le Marseillaise on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
His work often expressed patriotic themes, as well as the transition from neo-classicism to romanticism. François Rude was born 4 January 1784 on rue Petite-Poissonnerie in Dijon.
His father was a blacksmith and locksmith, who taught Rude the trade of forging iron, so he could take over the family business. In 1799, At the age of fifteen, despite his fathers resistance, he began taking courses at the School of Fine Arts in Dijon, located within the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, while continuing to work in the family business.
His teacher was the deputy curator of the Dijon museum, Louis Fremiet. Rude learned both drawing and sculpture, using classical models.
Fremiet helped protect Rude from being drafted into Napoleon's army, and, in 1808, sent him to Paris to continue his studies. Rude began his studies at the Imperial Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in August 1808 under Pierre Cartellier, a devotee of classical sculpture. His fellow students included several sculptors who later became prominent, including David d'Angers, James Pradier and the celebrated animalist Antoine-Louis Barye. While studying, he gained practical experience as an assistant to Edme Gaulle, who was making part of the sculptural frieze of the column being mad
His work often expressed patriotic themes, as well as the transition from neo-classicism to romanticism. François Rude was born 4 January 1784 on rue Petite-Poissonnerie in Dijon.
His father was a blacksmith and locksmith, who taught Rude the trade of forging iron, so he could take over the family business. In 1799, At the age of fifteen, despite his fathers resistance, he began taking courses at the School of Fine Arts in Dijon, located within the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, while continuing to work in the family business.
His teacher was the deputy curator of the Dijon museum, Louis Fremiet. Rude learned both drawing and sculpture, using classical models.
Fremiet helped protect Rude from being drafted into Napoleon's army, and, in 1808, sent him to Paris to continue his studies. Rude began his studies at the Imperial Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in August 1808 under Pierre Cartellier, a devotee of classical sculpture. His fellow students included several sculptors who later became prominent, including David d'Angers, James Pradier and the celebrated animalist Antoine-Louis Barye. While studying, he gained practical experience as an assistant to Edme Gaulle, who was making part of the sculptural frieze of the column being mad
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