The Weeping Burgher (Andrieu d'Andres)

Auguste Rodin French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 800

This is a reduced version of one of the figures of the monumental group The Burghers of Calais (see 1989.407), modeled between 1884 and 1885 and unveiled at Calais in 1895.

Rodin sought to represent varying degrees of heroism and grief in The Burghers of Calais. While some figures embody stoic self-sacrifice, others succumb to fear. This figure, unable to disguise his emotional distress, externalizes the suffering of his brethren by grasping his bowed head with massive, outstretched hands.

The Weeping Burgher (Andrieu d'Andres), Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon), Bronze, green patina, French

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The Weeping Burgher (Andrieu d'Andres), Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon), Bronze, green patina, French
The Weeping Burgher (Andrieu d'Andres), Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon), Bronze, green patina, French
The Weeping Burgher (Andrieu d'Andres), Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon), Bronze, green patina, French

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