| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Paris, Île-de-France, France | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1806-1836 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Chalgrin, Jean François Thérèse | en_US |
| dc.creator | Rude, François | en_US |
| dc.creator | Pradier, James | en_US |
| dc.creator | Etex, Antoine | en_US |
| dc.date | 1806-1836 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-20T15:54:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-12-20T15:54:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1806-1836 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 177937 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 2038 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/83078 | |
| dc.description | Relief "La Paix de 1815", detail of family; Chalgrin's best-known work is the Arc de Triomphe, begun for Emperor Napoleon in 1806. Completed in 1836 by L. Goust (fl 1786–1836), Jean-Nicolas Huyot and Guillaume-Abel Blouet, who significantly altered the design of the attic, the Arc de Triomphe dominates the Place de l’Etoile in Paris and provides a focus for the length of the Champs-Elysées. The most noteworthy contribution to the sculptural programme is François Rude's ‘La Marseillaise’ (Departure of the Volunteers in 1792). Although it is often considered a sterile imitation of antique triumphal arches, Chalgrin's final design was the result of a progressive shift away from the pure replication of Classical prototypes. Through a systematic process of abstraction, Chalgrin reduced the traditional tripartite scheme of the triumphal arch to a single bay and eliminated all columnar decoration, creating with economical means an image of monumental achievement that captured the spirit of Napoleonic aspirations. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 7/13/2010) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stone | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | allegory | en_US |
| dc.subject | architecture | en_US |
| dc.subject | military or war | en_US |
| dc.subject | rulers and leaders | en_US |
| dc.subject | Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nineteenth century | en_US |
| dc.subject | Neoclassical | en_US |
| dc.title | Arc de Triomphe | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A1-CJ-AT-F4 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | French | en_US |
| vra.technique | carving (processes) construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | triumphal arch (memorial arch) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | relief (sculpture) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | sculpture (visual work) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Antoine Etex (French sculptor, 1808-1888); François Rude (French sculptor, 1784-1855); James Pradier (Swiss sculptor, 1790-1852); Jean François Thérèse Chalgrin (French architect, 1739-1811) and others | en_US |
