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Eugène Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People, 1830
This painting reflects contemporary events, commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled Charles X of France. A woman personifying liberty leads the people forward over the bodies of the fallen, holding the flag of the French Revolution in one hand and brandishing a musket with the other. The painting reflects the context of the time: namely, a shift towards representing political current events in art.
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"Eugène Delacroix - La liberté guidant le peuple."
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