Art Bites 171: Neoclassical Art, the Age of Revolution, and Napoleon
About the Episode
The French Revolution was the bloody birth of modern democracy, and it came with art that celebrated liberty, equality, and brotherhood. Jacques-Louis David painted the Revolution and the reign of Napoleon with the necessary political correctness.
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