What do you think of the citizens of Calais?

Citizen of Calais 1884, the city of Calais invited Rodin to make a statue for the loyal soul monument, and he accepted the invitation with great excitement. This theme shows that during the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France in the14th century, the British army besieged Calais, and the British king put forward cruel conditions-if Calais sent the most respected aristocratic citizens to death, Calais could be preserved. As a result, six righteous men bravely took the key to the city gate and died, saving the city. The sculptor truly portrayed the psychology of every just citizen, trying to reproduce the truth of the events of that year and publicize the true inner world of the characters to future generations. According to Rodin's design, the statue was placed directly on the ground of the square, so that the six heroes had great appeal. This group of statues has also become a permanent monument to Rodin's artistic creation.