La Defense, also known as The Call to Arms, is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin. 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. Description The bronze sculpture in the Portland Art Museum's Evan H. Roberts Memorial Sculpture Collection was modeled in 1879 and cast c. 1910, and measures 44 in x 23 in x 16 inches. See also List of sculptures by Auguste Rodin References External links 1879 sculptures Bronze sculptures in Oregon Collection of the Portland Art Museum Sculptures by Auguste Rodin