Nineteenth Century French Public Sculptural Monuments

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In this paper, the historical premise of public monuments in French sculpture has been brought forth in the works of Rodin, Carpeaux, and Fulguiere. By realizing the different periods of time that these artists sought to represent in the struggles of the Third Republic of France, they all convey heroism through vulnerability and realistic issues of self-sacrifice for one's country. By realizing the use of the human female, male and child forms, the basis of a new way of understanding 19th century sculpture is brought forth in a new way to depict nationalistic identity.

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"Through the work of Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falgui?e's "Resistance", Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's "City of Valenciennes", and Auguste Rodin's "Nude Study for Jean d'Aire", one can realize the various historical stages of these works within the Franco-Prussian War era of French history. By realizing how these sculptures define how self-sacrifice and nationalism are present within these public monuments, one can realize how modern sculpture depicted realistic French patriotism. In essence, the works of the three French sculptors will be analyzed in relation to their nationalistic views of France throughout different stages of historical events of the Franco-Prussian War."

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