Rodin Sculptures at Stanford - a photo on Flickriver

            The Burghers of Calais, commemorating an episode during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, is probably the most successful of Rodin's public monuments. Rodin closely followed local history stating that six of the councilmen of Calais were ordered to come out of the besieged city with heads and feet bare, ropes around their necks, and the keys of the town and the castle in their hands. They were brought before the English king Edward III (1312–1377), who ordered their beheading.

Rodin portrayed them at the moment of departure from their city led by Eustache de Saint-Pierre, the bearded man in the middle of the group. At his side, Jean d'Aire carries a giant-sized key. Their oversized feet are bare, several have ropes around their necks, and all are in various states of despair, expecting imminent death and unaware that their lives will ultimately be saved by the intercession of the English queen Philippa.

Such a powerful piece of art on the Stanford campus!

Taken on: October 3, 2021

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Sets appears in: • Rodin Sculpture Garden (2021)

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/13.0, 15 sec, 26mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM4
Lens:	Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM (SEL2470GM)
Aperture:	f/13.0
Exposure Time:	15
Focal Length:	26mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	Low
Color Space:	sRGB
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