Liberty leading the people,Eugène Delacroix,oil painting
Liberty leading the people is the most famous masterwork by theromantic French artist Eugène Delacroix. An uprising overtook France in 1830 result in the downfall of French king Charles X. Delacroix did not participate the revolution, however, he use his own way to express his long for democracy and liberty by immortalized the events of the July Revolution in the painting liberty leading the people.
Delacroix depicted a fierce battle during the July Revolution. Many people have sacrificed for the battle and mound of cadavers construct a pedestal for the later soldiers. A woman clutching tricolor in right hand and gun in left, barefoot and bare-breast, stands on it and lead a group of men forward without getting aware of her skirt drooping down her breast. She bears the brunt in the battle despising danger. This robust woman serves as symbol of liberty as well as the Phrygian cap, which has been the symbol of liberty since first French Revolution during 1789-94. The tricolor is the national flag of French and each color has one symbolic meaning respectively, they are fraternity, equality and freedom.
People ranging from the rich to the low-class of the society all stand out to fight for their rights. The young man in a top hat represents the bourgeoisie who want to topple the feudalism and establish capitalism to liberate productivity forces. The urban workers join the battle as well, as exemplified by the boy holding pistols to the right. All of them were combined together to demonstrate fierceness and determination to fight for a brand new society and life.Artisoo offers hand painted oil painting reproductions on canvas of the Old World masters and original Chinese Painting . Also features custom paintings.
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