La Defense (sculpture)La Defense, also known as The Call to Arms, is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin.HistoryRodin 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 La Défense [de Paris|bronze sculpture by Louis-Ernest Barrias]. Later, it was enlarged to four times its size to be used as a monument in Verdun.DescriptionThe 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.