3. History of Painting
Painted in 1830 by Eugene Delacroix.
Eugene Delacroix was famous for capturing
moments of extreme emotion in his paintings.
“Liberty Leading the People,” is symbolic to the
French Revolution in 1830.
Delacroix created this painting in the aftermath
of Paris' “Three Glorious Days,” which occurred
on July 27-29, 1830. During these days a
widespread revolt overthrew the regime of
Charles X.
4. French Revolution of 1830
Aslo referred as the July Revolution because it
occurred on July 27-29.
The reason for the rebellion is because Charles
X planned to reinstate systems that were prior
to the French Revolution in 1789. After he
pledged one billion francs to the aristocracy in
reparations for property loss during the
revolution in 1789, he abolished free press and
the legislature, as well as restricting suffrage
rights. Three days after the fighting broke out.
5. “Liberty Leading the People,” inspired me to
analyze Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. This
novel does a fantastic job describing the time
period and one of the themes is the long-term
effects of the French Revolution on french society.
6. About the Author
Victor Hugo was born on 1802 in Besancon,
France.
The French Revolution in 1830 greatly inspired
Hugo's writing and he began producing a steady
stream of work.
He loved politics and was elected to France's
National Assembly.
Hugo's politics became very leftist and he was
forced to flee France in 1851, but he returned in
1870 as a national hero.
His political concerns dominate much of his writing
such as Les Miserables, which provides a detailed
vision of French society during this time.
7. Summary
Convict Jean Valjean is released from prison
after serving 19 years for stealing bread.
Jean Valjean promises to become an honest
man and moves to Montreuil, where he later
owns a factory and becomes the mayor. He
even changed his name so no one would know
who he was.
A woman named Fantine finds work at Valjean's
factory, but is fired because she has a daughter
out of wedlock.
Fantine resorts to prostitution so she can pay
the family taking care of her daughter, Cosette.
8.
Javert, the police chief of the town, arrests Fantine,
but Valjean intervenes and promises to take care
of Fantine and Cosette.
After Fantine dies Jean Valjean goes after Cosette
and they flee from Javert.
Years later Cosette falls in love with a boy who is
leading an uprising. During the uprising they
capture Javert and Valjean volunteers to execute
him, but ends up letting him go.
Javert goes on the hunt for Valjean and when he
catches up to him, Javert realizes what he is doing
is wrong and kills himself.
In the end Cosette gets married to Marius and
Valjean lives a normal life without hiding from the
police and dies peacefully.
10. Annotated Bibliography
Benford, Susan. "Famous Paintings Reviewed." Famous
Paintings: Liberty Leading the People, 1830.
Masterpiece Cards, 2012. Web. 02 Apr. 2012
In this article, Susan Benford gave a lot of
information about the painting, “Liberty Leading the
People,” and the French Revolution in 1830. She
also gave information of the artist Eugene Delacroix,
such that he liked to paint things that had a lot of
emotion.
Art Game Board Game. Prestel. 2003
This is where I got my picture that inspired me. The
picture that I chose was, “Liberty Leading the
People,” by Eugene Delacroix.
11. Hugo, Victor. Les Miserables. Carleton, 1862. Print.
A convist is released from jail and eventually becomes
an honest man. Unfortunately his past is still haunting
him and he is forced to hide from the police. After
adopting a girl he tries his best to raise he right and
stay safe. In the end his daughter gets married and he
lives a normal life without having to hide.
Sparknotes. "Les Misérables." SparkNotes. SparkNotes,
2012. Web. 02 Apr. 2012.
On this website I learned a great amount of things
about Victor Hugo. The Revolution in 1830 inspired
him greatly and help him produce a steady stream
of work. He loved politics and his political concerns
dominated much of his writing.
