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."

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Jean d’Aire canonical 4

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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

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The Burghers of Calais (sculpture) depicts Jean d’Aire
subject surface form: The Burghers of Calais
The Burghers of Calais depicts Jean d’Aire
Jean de Fiennes associatedWith Jean d’Aire