One version of the history of French art between the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789 and the establishment of the Second Empire in 1852 goes something like this: Just as the French Revolution deposed the irresponsible ancienne regime, Neo-Classical images of high-minded heroes replaced Rococo confections of frivolous aristocrats pursuing … (more)
One version of the history of French art between the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789 and the establishment of the Second Empire in 1852 goes something like this: Just as the French Revolution deposed the irresponsible ancienne regime, Neo-Classical images of high-minded heroes replaced Rococo confections of frivolous aristocrats pursuing … (more)
