The Burghers of Calais
Les Bourgeois de Calais
sculpture in
Calais
#1 in Calais
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#85 in France
The Burghers of Calais is a renowned sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin, located in Calais, France. This powerful work of art commemorates an event from the Hundred Years' War when six prominent citizens of Calais offered themselves as hostages to King Edward III of England to save their city from destruction. The sculpture, completed in 1889, portrays the emotional and physical anguish of the burghers as they prepare for what they believe will be their execution.
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