SCULPTOR

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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Rude has received more than 197,532 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). François Rude is the 48th most popular sculptor (down from 45th in 2019), the 1,434th most popular biography from France (down from 1,322nd 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 48 out of 258Before him are Magdalena Abakanowicz, Alcamenes, Veit Stoss, Claes Oldenburg, Naum Gabo, and Tilman Riemenschneider. After him are Chares of Lindos, Eduardo Chillida, Vera Mukhina, Étienne Maurice Falconet, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, and Andreas Schlüter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1784, François Rude ranks 15Before him are Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Karl Thomas Mozart, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, Rafael del Riego, and Leo von Klenze. After him are Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Peter von Cornelius, Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Moses Montefiore, and Ferdinand Ries. Among people deceased in 1855, François Rude ranks 11Before him are Adam Mickiewicz, Gérard de Nerval, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, Adelaide of Austria, Pavel Nakhimov, and Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure. After him are Maria Theresa of Austria, Amschel Mayer Rothschild, Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg, Salomon Mayer von Rothschild, Jean-Baptiste Isabey, and Antonio Rosmini.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Rude ranks 1,434 out of 6,770Before him are Marie de Rohan (1600), Pierre Puget (1620), Jacques Paul Migne (1800), Jacques Roux (1752), Henri, Prince of Condé (1588), and Patrick Depailler (1944). After him are Jean-Claude Pascal (1927), Claude Gensac (1927), Omar Sy (1978), Chris Marker (1921), Jean Picard (1620), and Victorinus (300).

Among SCULPTORS In France

Among sculptors born in France, François Rude ranks 11Before him are Marie Tussaud (1761), Paul Landowski (1875), Rosa Bonheur (1822), Antoine Bourdelle (1861), Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741), and Louise Bourgeois (1911). After him are Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716), Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714), François Girardon (1628), David d'Angers (1788), Jean Goujon (1510), and César Baldaccini (1921).