The painting is an allegory of revolution
itself. Liberty is a majestic woman of noble
dignity the waves the people forwards to the barricades. The path of her
advance is over the dead and dying of both parties- the people and the royal
troops. It shows the political temper of revolutionary Europe
through Romanticism.
Liberty leading the
People
Who-
Eugene Delacroix What- Oil on Canvas When- 1830 Where-Paris Why- Shows all social classes of
Paris fighting side by side for liberty.