Our journey through Romanticism continues with this work, Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix. It represents the power and passion of people fighting for their rights.
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King Louis Philippe I of France
1830
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Eugène Delacroix
Photo by Félix Nader, 1858
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The Barque of Dante
Eugène Delacroix , 1822
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The Death of Sardanapalus
Eugène Delacroix , 1827
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The Massacre at Chios
Eugène Delacroix , 1824
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The Raft of the Medusa
Théodore Géricault, 1818-19
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Sources
Gardner’s Art through the Ages, 12th edition by Fred S. Kleiner.
It wasn't Andrew Lloyd Webber who created the musical of Les miserables based on Victor Hugo's book. I'm finding the podcasts interesting, and a great source of information about both art and artist. But, and I mean this kindly) if you have gotten this detail wrong, how do I know I can trust your other facts?
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