Musée Rude
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| Established | 1947 |
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| Location | 8 Rue Vaillant 21000 Dijon, France |
| Coordinates | 47°19′15″N 5°02′39″E / 47.320896°N 5.044091°ECoordinates: 47°19′15″N 5°02′39″E / 47.320896°N 5.044091°E |
| Type | Art museum |
The Musée Rude is an art museum dedicated to the French sculptor François Rude (1784–1855). It has the "Musée de France" label and has been housed since 1947 in a part of the former Église Saint-Étienne of Dijon, built during the 11th century. The museum displays life-size plaster casts acquired by the Dijon municipality between 1887 and 1910, which are major works by the artist exhibited in other museums in France (including the Louvre in Paris). The museum also displays archaeological crypt of the 11th century and the former St. Stephen's Gate of the Dijon castrum of the 3rd century on which the church is built. Open from 9:30 am to 6 pm from 1 June to 30 September, the museum is free.
Works[]
Bust of François Rude by his pupil, sculptor Paul Cabet
Église Saint-Étienne and Église Saint-Michel, Dijon
La Marseillaise from the Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile, Paris
Entrance of the museum
Mercury attaching his wings
Mathematician Gaspard Monge
Joan of Arc hearing voices
Napoléon Bonaparte awakening to immortality
Bust of navigator and explorer La Pérouse
Bust of Christ crucified
Head of old warrior
Former Dijon castrum
Archaeological crypt and St. Stephen's Gate of the Dijon castrum
External links[]
- Musée Rude, on the Dijon site
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- Art museums and galleries in France
- Art museums established in 1947
- Museums in Dijon
- 1947 establishments in France