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Allegory of the first French Republic by Antoine-Jean Gros. Symbolism in the French Revolution was the use of artistic symbols to emphasize and celebrate (or vilify) the main features of the French Revolution and promote public identification with and support for the cause.
By the time Delacroix painted Liberty Leading the People, he was already the acknowledged leader of the Romantic school in French painting. [4] Delacroix, who was born as the Age of Enlightenment was giving way to the ideas and style of romanticism, rejected the emphasis on precise drawing that characterised the academic art of his time, and instead gave a new prominence to freely brushed colour.
Volney, New York was named after him. Volney, Iowa was named after him. Volney, Virginia was named after him. Prix Volney was founded by Constantin Volney in 1803 and was originally a gold medal worth 1,200 francs. The Volney Hotels in New York, Paris and Saumur were named after him. [21] Rue Volney was named after him in Paris, Angers, Mayenne ...
The French Revolution: A History, annotated HTML text, based on the Project Gutenberg version. The French Revolution: A History available at Internet Archive, scanned books, original editions, some illustrated. The French Revolution: A History, with illustrations by E. J. Sullivan. The French Revolution: A History, 1934 edition.
The word sphinx comes from the Greek Σφίγξ, associated by folk etymology with the verb σφίγγω (sphíngō), meaning "to squeeze", "to tighten up". [4] [5] This name may be derived from the fact that lions kill their prey by strangulation, biting the throat of prey and holding them down until they die.
Armand Louis de Gontaut (French pronunciation: [aʁmɑ̃ lwi də ɡɔ̃to]), duc de Lauzun, later duc de Biron, and usually referred to by historians of the French Revolution simply as Biron (13 April 1747 – 31 December 1793), was a French soldier and politician, known for the part he played in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.
March 3: French troops in Corfu surrender, after a long siege by a Russian-Turkish fleet. March 7: Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine. Some of his soldiers are infected with the plague. March 11: Bonaparte visits the hospital for plague victims in Jaffa. March 12: The Directory declares war on Austria and on the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
The tricolor cockade became the official symbol of the revolution in 1792, with the three colors now said to represent the three estates of French society: the clergy (blue), the nobility (white) and the third estate (red). [2] The use of the three colors spread, and a law of 15 February 1794 made them the colors of the French national flag. [4]