In 1347, following a particularly long siege, the city of Calais was obliged to surrender to Edward III, the King of England. Six burghers, Eustache de Saint-Pierre, Jean d'Aire, Jacques and Pierre de Wissant, Jean de Fiennes, Andrieu d'Andres, were willing to sacrifice their lives and accepted to hand over the keys of the city to the King. During the 19th century, there were several plans to erect a monument to honour the heroism of these citizens of Calais and to reaffirm the historical identity of the city...
A detailed historical study of a masterpiece that changed the rules of monumentalsculpture. And a colour foldout presenting all the casts across the world.

Éditions du musée Rodin
Author: Antoinette Le Normand Romain and Annette Haudiquet
Size: 21 x 27 cm
80 pages, 75 ill. colour
Paperback
Language: French 
Publication date: 2001
EAN: 9782901428701