Lecture 1- Modernisation, The French Revolution Flashcards
What is the definition of Modernity?
The consciousness of the economic-political change
When was the American Revolution?
1766
When was the French Revolution?
1789
When was the Haitian Revolution?
1791-1804
When was the invention of Photography?
1839
What kind of revolution was the French Revolution?
A political, social, cultural.
What year did the attack on Bastille occur?
1789
Describe the architecture in the era of the battle of bastille?
Gothic.
What did the ‘Cap of Liberty’ symbolize?
Drink to the health of the nation. Man of the people.
Why did the Red Cap of Liberty never become compulsory?
It signified liberty, political activism so couldn’t make it compulsory. Man of the people. Asscociated with Jacobin rule.
What is the picture? and what is it about?
‘Goodbye Bastille.’ Anon 1789 Etching. Represents a turning of tables. Political image
What is the name of this painting? and when was it painted?
The Demolition of the Bastille. 1789
Who painted the Demolition of the Bastille?
Hubert Robert.
What does this painting show?
The triumph of Marat in 1794.
What is the name of this painting?
Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, by Jacques- Louis David.
The ‘Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau’ by Jacques-Louis David is?
Is now destroyed.
Who were the ‘sans-culottes’?
A political group at the end of the ninetieth century, during the French Revolution. One of the first groups to be political and ahave a social stance.
What were the Sans-Culottes typically pictured wearing?
Translates to ‘without breaches’. Wore long trousers instead.
What happened to artworks stolen by Napoleon from Italy?
They were taken back to Paris and displayed in the Louvre.
