The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4) by Richard Muther

CHAPTER XXI

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THE PICTURE WITH A SOCIAL PURPOSE Why modern life in all countries entered into art only under the form of humorous anecdote.--The conventional optimism of these pictures comes into conflict with the revolutionary temper of the age.--France: Delacroix' "Freedom," Jeanron, Antigna, Adolphe Leleux, Meissonier's "Barricade," Octave Tassaert.--Germany: Gisbert Flüggen, Carl Hübner.--Belgium: Eugène de Block, Antoine Wiertz 175

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1. Chapter 1 2. BOOK III 3. CHAPTER XVI 4. CHAPTER XVII 5. CHAPTER XVIII 6. CHAPTER XIX 7. CHAPTER XX 8. CHAPTER XXI 9. CHAPTER XXII 10. CHAPTER XXIII 11. CHAPTER XXIV 12. CHAPTER XXV 13. CHAPTER XXVI 14. BOOK IV 15. CHAPTER XXVII 16. BOOK III 17. CHAPTER XVI 18. CHAPTER XVII 19. 1816. In this year, when he painted the pretty sketch for "Blind-Man's 20. CHAPTER XVIII 21. CHAPTER XIX 22. CHAPTER XX 23. CHAPTER XXI 24. 1848. The men who, driven by hunger and misery, fought upon the 25. CHAPTER XXII 26. CHAPTER XXIII 27. CHAPTER XXIV 28. CHAPTER XXV 29. 1867. As he lay dying his mad wife danced and trilled to the screaming 30. CHAPTER XXVI 31. BOOK IV 32. CHAPTER XXVII 33. CHAPTER XVI 34. CHAPTER XVII 35. 1820. Second Edition, 1826. 36. CHAPTER XVIII 37. CHAPTER XIX 38. CHAPTER XX 39. CHAPTER XXI 40. CHAPTER XXII 41. 18. Bielefeld, 1893. 42. 58. Leipzig, 1902. 43. CHAPTER XXIII 44. CHAPTER XXIV 45. CHAPTER XXV 46. 2. Millet, Rousseau, Diaz.) In "Illustrated Biographies of the Great 47. CHAPTER XXVI 48. 1901. German Edition. Leipzig, 1902. 49. CHAPTER XXVII

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