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François Rude

1784 - 1855

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François Rude (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ʁyd]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Rude is the 54th most popular sculptor (down from 48th in 2019), the 1,470th most popular biography from France (down from 1,435th in 2019) and the 11th most popular French Sculptor.

François Rude was a French sculptor who is most famous for his work on the Arc de Triomphe.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, François Rude ranks 54 out of 258. Before him are Paeonius, Tilman Riemenschneider, Andrea della Robbia, Alcamenes, Chares of Lindos, and Naum Gabo. After him are Ageladas, Andreas Schlüter, Bonanno Pisano, Adriaen de Vries, Étienne Maurice Falconet, and Bernardo Rossellino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1784, François Rude ranks 16. Before him are Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, Rafael del Riego, Leigh Hunt, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, and Leo von Klenze. After him are Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest, Peter von Cornelius, Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. Among people deceased in 1855, François Rude ranks 15. Before him are Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, Maria Theresa of Austria, William Parry, Pavel Nakhimov, Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa, and Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure. After him are Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Amschel Mayer Rothschild, Jacques Charles François Sturm, Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg, Salomon Mayer von Rothschild, and François Magendie.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Rude ranks 1,470 out of 6,770. Before him are Armand Peugeot (1849), Michel Chasles (1793), Richard, Duke of Burgundy (858), Jean Giono (1895), Séraphine Louis (1864), and Thibaud Gaudin (1229). After him are Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès (1753), Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709), Louis, Count of Vendôme (1376), Germaine Tailleferre (1892), Édouard Herriot (1872), and Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger (1894).

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Among SCULPTORS In France

Among sculptors born in France, François Rude ranks 11. Before him are Giambologna (1529), Marie Tussaud (1761), Rosa Bonheur (1822), Antoine Bourdelle (1861), Paul Landowski (1875), and Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741). After him are Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716), Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714), David d'Angers (1788), François Girardon (1628), Antoine Coysevox (1640), and Nicolas Coustou (1658).

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