Freedom Guiding The People By Eugene Delacroix: An Analysis

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During the 1800s many changes took place in both Europe and the United States. This change was a result of the oppressive nature of the government and other types of authority, leading people to taking a stand against them. In order for many movements to happen, a source of influence was needed. This influence would increase the chance that the government would take notice in the cause. There were movements for greater suffrage on both sides of the Atlantic, portraying the need for advertisement in order to help spread the movement. In order to get change in the government, one must have made sure their voice was heard, because otherwise the government would not notice, and change would never happen. From one side of the Atlantic to the other, …show more content…

Theses Ordinances included: narrowing the voting rights of the french, and eliminating the freedom of the press. This angered the French people of the middle and lower class greatly, causing them to revolt against the King. When the King ordered the National Guard to suppress them, the National Guard ,who were also middle class, joined the revolt, leading to a Revolution throughout France and eventually a victory for the people. The painting, Freedom Guiding the People, by Eugene Delacroix, is a painting of the revolt, showing a woman waving a flag while surrounded by men of different class, fighting side by side for the same cause. By having men of the lower and middle class in this painting, Delacroix emphasized the importance of having diversity in an army, and how that would build strength in the revolution. In June of 1848, another revolt had occurred, but that time it was just the working class. The working class revolted due to the closing of the National Workshops that were supposed give jobs back to the working class. Instead, Louis Philippe decided to close the Workshops because the price was too high. The working class was angered by

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