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Based on 'Marat addressing the people', the painting by Louis-Leopold Boilly, describe the scene around him. Account for his great popularity.
What kinds of reactions would a painting like this produce among viewers in the Salon?
Answer:
In this painting, Jean-Paul Marat is shown speaking to a huge congregation of people.
His newspaper, L´Ami du Peuple (The friend of the
people), as many others at the time, spread the political philosophers´ ideas about liberty and justice, previously only attainable by educated people, among the common people. That´s why he was so popular and his speeches attracted massive groups of people.
Explanation:
The Salon was an official french art exhibition sponsored by the French government, destined to the nobility´s social gatherings, but also where critiques of the Ancien Régime and revolutionary ideas were discussed.
A painting depicting the massive spread of liberal ideas would have been upsetting for the nobility in favor of the Ancien Régime, and a hopeful call to those interested in revolutionary ideas.
The correct answer among the choices given is option A. Romanticism is the literary movement is characterized by a celebration of the individuals imagination and emotion, by a <span>preference for the wild and untamed nature, and by its attempt to bring together opposites.</span>
The radical republicans in congress opposed president abraham lincoln's plan for reconstruction because lincoln rejected the idea of harsh punishments for the South
-The increase of immigrants
-The aftermaths of WWI
I really don't know if what I said is correct, but I just thought of it as of what happened before 1920
