Jean d’Aire
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Jean d’Aire is one of the six historical leaders of Calais famously portrayed as a self-sacrificing burgher in Auguste Rodin’s sculpture "The Burghers of Calais."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean d’Aire canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burgher of Calais
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ person from Calais ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edward III of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Edward III of England
Philip VI of France ⓘ
surface form:
King Philip VI of France
|
| associatedWithEvent | surrender of Calais to Edward III of England ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
art historical literature on Rodin
ⓘ
public monuments ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| depictedAs | self‑sacrificing burgher ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | d’Aire ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Jean ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | municipal leader ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Jean de Fiennes ⓘ |
| hasRelativeType | father of Jean de Fiennes ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Hundred Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Hundred Years’ War
|
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered as a hero of Calais ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The Burghers of Calais
ⓘ
surface form:
burghers of Calais
|
| notableFor | volunteering to sacrifice himself to save Calais ⓘ |
| numberOfGroupMembers | 6 ⓘ |
| portrayedAsBarefoot | true ⓘ |
| portrayedAsHolding | large keys of the city ⓘ |
| portrayedAsWearing | simple tunic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Auguste Rodin ⓘ |
| portrayedEmotion | stoic determination ⓘ |
| portrayedGesture | clutching the keys close to his body ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Burghers of Calais ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium | bronze sculpture ⓘ |
| portrayedInWorkCommissionedBy |
City of Calais
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Calais
|
| portrayedInWorkDate | modeled 1884–1889 ⓘ |
| portrayedInWorkLocation |
Calais
ⓘ
surface form:
Calais, France
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ⓘ
surface form:
Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.
Kunstmuseum Basel ⓘ Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
National Museum of Western Art ⓘ
surface form:
National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen ⓘ Musée Rodin, Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Parc Rodin, Paris
Philadelphia Museum of Art ⓘ Victoria Tower Gardens ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Tower Gardens, London
other casts of The Burghers of Calais worldwide ⓘ |
| portrayedInWorkSubject | six leading citizens of Calais offering themselves as hostages ⓘ |
| residence | Calais ⓘ |
| risked | his life to save fellow citizens ⓘ |
| roleIn |
Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Calais
|
| symbolizes |
civic sacrifice
ⓘ
courage in the face of death ⓘ patriotism ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Burghers of Calais