A GODDESS BECOMES A PLEBEIAN REVOLUTIONARY

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

 By Eugène Delacroix, 1830-1831 / photo 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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The painting 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)

On 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...

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

Taken taken from that which adorns

 his City Hall's great stairs:

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The goddess's descendants