Rooster (Gallic Cock)

Raymond Duchamp-Villon (French, 1876–1918) · 1916 (plaster), cast 1919

Before being embraced by artists, the term "Cubism" originated from an insult. The same is true of Gallus, a Latin word meaning both "rooster" and "inhabitant of Gaul" (present-day France). Once used to mock the French, the rooster was reclaimed as a national symbol of triumph, as pictured here.