Focus on this artwork and analyze the History.
Rodin created a model for a competition for a monument to the siege of Paris in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. It was rejected in favor of a bronze sculpture by Louis-Ernest Barrias. Later, it was enlarged to four times its size to be used as a monument in Verdun.
bronze sculpture siege of Paris in 1870 bronze sculpture by Louis-Ernest Barrias Franco-Prussian War