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Mercury Fastening his Heel-Wings Preparing to Fly back to Olympus Mount

Mercury Fastening his Heel-Wings Preparing to Fly back to Olympus Mount

François RudeWW-1834-540402

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Year
1834
Medium
bronze

Artist

François Rude
François Rude

Sculpture

François Rude 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.

Dijon, France

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Year
1834
Medium
bronze
Watts ID
WW-1834-540402

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Artist

François Rude

François Rude

Sculpture

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