A GODDESS BECOMES A PLEBEIAN REVOLUTIONARY

LIBERTY GUIDES THE PEOPLE, THE MOST ICONIC WORK MADE IN FRANCE  

By Eugène Delacroix, 1830-1831 / Julien Debure

• Her clothes torn off and her breasts bare, the goddess wears the red cap of freed slaves of Antiquity and leads the fight for freedom:

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• Her scandalous underarm makes her real and since almost all the fighting was done by the humble, she has to be underclass:

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It honors the Revolution of 1830, but its symbolism is universal. The goddess...

• Illustrates French history and Parisian insurrections...

French history summarized at Blois château

  

        

 

•  Recalls a tragedy...

The terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo journal (on January 15, 2025)

Rue des Vimoutiers, 13th / zoom

• Mobilizes...

"Stop the degradation of our environment and protect our planet"

•  Inspires merch...

• Is part of daily life...

• And is known world-wide

Part of the introductory ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games

    In Bethlehem

 

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The Mayor of Paris's 13th district 

used an adaptation for his New Year's greetings,

taking it from the painting that adorns

City Hall's great stairs:

"Jérôme Coumet, Mayor of the 13th and the municipal team, present their best wishes for 2025."

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The goddess's descendants