Head of Pierre de Wissant
Head of Pierre de Wissant is a work of art in Santa Clara County, California. Head of Pierre de Wissant is situated nearby to the work of art Jean d’Aire, as well as near The Falling Man.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: plaster sculpture by Auguste Rodin, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
- Also known as: “Head of Pierre de Wissant, Burgher of Calais”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jean d’Aire and The Falling Man.
Jean d’Aire
Work of art
Jean d'Aire is a sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin, first conceived around 1885 as part of the planning for his group The Burghers of Calais.
The Falling Man
Work of art
Photo: Auguste Rodin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Falling Man is a sculpture by French artist Auguste Rodin modeled in 1882 and is part of Rodin's emblematic group The Gates of Hell.
Cybele
Work of art
Photo: Rrwagner59, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cybele is a sculpture by French artist Auguste Rodin. It is one of the first of Rodin's partial figures known as "fragments" to be displayed as sculpture in its own right, rather than an incomplete study.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stanford and Palo Alto.
Stanford
Hamlet
Photo: Baltakatei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stanford is a census-designated place in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is the home of Stanford University, after which it was named.
Palo Alto
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palo Alto is a bustling suburb in Santa Clara County south of the city of San Francisco. It is adjacent to Stanford University and home to hundreds of Silicon Valley technology companies, ranging from VMware and Hewlett-Packard to tiny startups operating in garages.
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley lies in the South Bay and the southern Peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area. Once best known for its prune orchards, the area underwent explosive growth with the creation of the high-tech industry in the 1960s.
Head of Pierre de Wissant
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.43225° or 37° 25′ 56″ northLongitude
-122.17113° or 122° 10′ 16″ westOpen location code
849VCRJH+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 6476775189OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q22081438
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In Other Languages
“Head of Pierre de Wissant” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kop van Pierre de Wissant”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jean d’Aire and Rodin Sculpture Garden.
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