Apple QuickTime movie | 2003-04-17 | 5.9 MB | 256x192 | 15fps | 1 minute, 28 seconds
Transcription: The Burghers of Calais was the first public monument created by the famous French sculptor Auguste Rodin. He based the bronze group of figures on an actual event in medieval French history. In the year 1347, six citizens of the city of Calais volunteered to give their lives to save their city from destruction by besieging English forces. The group of figures portrays a powerful range All the figures are dressed in loose robes and wear thick rope halters, a symbol of their acceptance of their subjugation. Two of the men carry keys to the town gates to be surrendered to the English forces who ha ...
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