Musée Rude

Musée Rude

Musée François Rude in the transept and the choir of the Église Saint-Étienne of Dijon
Established	1947
Location	8 Rue Vaillant 21000 Dijon, France
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

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  Bust of François Rude by his pupil, sculptor Paul Cabet
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  Église Saint-Étienne and Église Saint-Michel, Dijon
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  La Marseillaise from the Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile, Paris
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  Entrance of the museum
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  Mercury attaching his wings
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  Mathematician Gaspard Monge
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  Joan of Arc hearing voices
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  Michel Ney
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  Napoléon Bonaparte awakening to immortality
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  Bust of navigator and explorer La Pérouse
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  Bust of Christ crucified
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  Head of old warrior
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  Former Dijon castrum
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  Archaeological crypt and St. Stephen's Gate of the Dijon castrum
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External links

• Musée Rude, on the Dijon site