Liberty or Death

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"Liberty or Death" is a famous late 18th-century allegorical painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Regnault that dramatizes the revolutionary choice between freedom and oppression.

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instanceOf allegorical painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artForm oil painting ⓘ
artHistoricalContext French Revolutionary era ⓘ
artisticStyle Neoclassical ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Jean-Baptiste Regnault ⓘ
creatorNationality French ⓘ
depictionType allegory ⓘ
depicts allegorical female figure of Liberty ⓘ
personification of Death ⓘ
revolutionary choice between freedom and oppression ⓘ
symbolic contrast between freedom and tyranny ⓘ
genre allegorical art ⓘ
history painting ⓘ
hasMotto liberty or death ⓘ
inspiredBy French Revolutionary ideals ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
mainSubject French Revolution ⓘ
death ⓘ
liberty ⓘ
medium oil on canvas ⓘ
movement Neoclassicism ⓘ
narrativeFocus choice between freedom and oppression ⓘ
portrays moral and political choice ⓘ
relatedConcept revolutionary slogan "Liberty or Death" ⓘ
theme oppression ⓘ
political freedom ⓘ
revolution ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
timePeriod late 18th century ⓘ
titleLanguage English translation of original French title ⓘ
visualContrast darkness associated with death or oppression ⓘ
light associated with liberty ⓘ

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Jean-Baptiste Regnault → notableWork → Liberty or Death ⓘ