| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/la_liberte_guidant_le_peuple.png]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:''[[Music/{{Coldplay}} Be my mirror, my sword and shield\ |
| 3 | My missionaries in a foreign field]]'']] |
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| 5 | ''Liberty Leading the People'' (French: ''La Liberté guidant le peuple'') is an oil {{painting|s}} by French painter [[Creator/EugengeDelacroix Eugène Delacroix]]. It was painted in 1830 to celebrate the abdication of King Charles X after the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_Revolution July Revolution]]. |
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| 7 | In the painting, a woman representing Liberty bears the French tricolor as she leads an armed citizenry (including a man in a top hat and a suit, a working-class revolutionary, and a pistol-bearing young boy) to victory. |
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| 9 | !!Tropes in this painting: |
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| 11 | * AtopAMountainOfCorpses: The personification of Liberty stands atop a floor of corpses as she leads the French people. |
| 12 | * AnthropomorphicPersonification: Liberty is personified as a strong woman bearing the French tricolor flag. |
| 13 | * BowAndSwordInAccord: Implied by the leftmost man, who is wielding a sword and carrying a gun in his belt. |
| 14 | * CharacterActionTitle |
| 15 | * ChildSoldiers: A young boy dual-wielding pistols is part of the revolution. |
| 16 | * FullFrontalAssault: {{Downplayed}}. Liberty's dress is torn from fighting in a war, and so, it has left her topless but not entirely naked. |
| 17 | * GunsAkimbo: The young boy to Liberty's side is dual-wielding pistols. |
| 18 | * HatOfAuthority: The rich man with the blunderbuss is wearing a fancy top hat to show his status. |
| 19 | * NationsAsPeople: The woman in the painting representing Liberty is also conflated with Marianne, the contemporary personification of France. |
| 20 | * NippleAndDimed: Famous for Liberty's dress being torn, exposing her breasts. |
| 21 | * PrimaryColorChampion: Liberty is positioned as a heroic paragon. She is clothed in a yellow dress and a red cap and bears the red, blue, and white French flag. |
| 22 | * ProtagonistTitle: The AnthropomorphicPersonification of freedom is TheProtagonist and the focal point of the painting's composition. |
| 23 | * LaResistance: The woman in the painting leads an armed citizenry to victory against the oppressive, absolutist French government. |
| 24 | * TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified: The painting presents the revolution as a glorious and positive force, as the citizens are fighting for their rights and liberty against an oppressive and stingy government (evidenced by the dead soldier who lies in the foreground). |
| 25 | * RuleOfSymbolism: Both rich and poor are seen charging behind Liberty, suggesting that it is a struggle that crosses class lines. The young boy beside her symbolizes the youth. |
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