ID: 700008473 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008473	Record Type: Movable Work
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Le Départ des Volontaires (Basrelief; François Rude (French sculptor, 1784-1855) ; 1833-1836, restored 1989; Paris (Île-de-France, France, Europe, World, Top of the T...; )

Note: This sculpture group adorns the eastern façade of the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile. It depicts a specific episode from the French Revolution when the National Convention summoned the volunteer army to march against the Prussians and Austrians advancing on the French frontier at the Battle of Valmy in September 1792. The title La Marseillaise refers to the marching song written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle that in 1795 became one of the first French Republic's two national anthems.

Titles:

Le Départ des Volontaires (preferred,C,U,French,U,U)

La Marseillaise (C,U,French,U,U)

The Departure of the Volunteers (C,U,TR,English-P,U,U)

Departure of the Volunteers of 1792 (C,U,English,U,U)

The Marseillaise (C,U,TR,English,U,U)

The Stone Marseillaise (C,U,English,U,U)

La Liberté guidant le Peuple (C,U,French,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

Basrelief [300184633] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by technique>, reliefs (sculptures))

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: 1833-1836, restored 1989

Creator Display:

François Rude (French sculptor, 1784-1855) [preferred,VP]

sculptor Rude, François (French sculptor, 1784-1855) [500023467]

Locations:

Current: Paris [7008038] Île-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: limestone

	limestone [300011286]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>, carbonate rock)

	carving (processes) [300053149]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <subtractive processes and techniques>, <carving and carving techniques>)

Dimensions: 42 x 26 feet (12.8 x 7.9 m)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Neoclassical [300021477] (preferred,period)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

history and legend (preferred,description)

human figures (description)

military (description)

allegory (description)

Specific Subjects:

	nationalism [300055530]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), social science concepts, political concepts, <political ideologies and attitudes>) (AAT)

	French Revolution [901000102]
	.....((French history, European history, Named Events)) (ICON)

	Liberty [901001074]
	.....((Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous Topics)) (ICON)

	volunteers [300025884]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by activity>) (AAT)

	nude (representation) [300189568]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, figures (representations)) (AAT)

Related Works:

	architectural context is .... Arc de Triomphe [700002996]
	..........triumphal arch (memorial arch); Design by Jean François Thérèse Chalgrin (French ar...; 1806-1836; Paris (Île-de-France, France, Europe, World, Top of the T...;

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Le Départ des Volontaires	........ [VP]
	........ France.fr [online] (2015-) accessed 5 March 2015
	........ Gaillard, L'Arc de Triomphe (1998) 40
La Marseillaise	........ [VP]
	........ Janson, History of Art (1997) 701
	........ Gaillard, L'Arc de Triomphe (1998) 40
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 5 March 2015
	........ France.fr [online] (2015-) accessed 5 March 2015
The Departure of the Volunteers	........ [VP]
	........ Janson, History of Art (1997) 701
	........ France.fr [online] (2015-) accessed 5 March 2015
Departure of the Volunteers of 1792	........ [VP]
	........ Boime, Art in an Age of Counterrevolution (2004) accessed 5 March 2015
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 5 March 2015
	........ Benezit Dictionary of Artists [online] (2007-) accessed 5 March 2015
The Marseillaise	........ [VP]
	........ France.fr [online] (2015-) accessed 5 March 2015
	........ Boime, Art in an Age of Counterrevolution (2004) 314
The Stone Marseillaise	........ [VP]
	........ Benezit Dictionary of Artists [online] (2007-) accessed 5 March 2015
La Liberté guidant le Peuple	........ [VP]
	........ Gaillard, L'Arc de Triomphe (1998) 40

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Boime, Art in an Age of Counterrevolution (2004) 313-314

....................... Gaillard, L'Arc de Triomphe (1998) 39-42

....................... Janson, History of Art (1997) 701

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Benezit Dictionary of Artists [online] (2007-) accessed 5 March 2015
	..... Boime, Art in an Age of Counterrevolution (2004) 313-314
	..... Cate, Breaking the Mold (2005) 32