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Gustave Courbet and the Vendome Column

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Jenny

The Paris Commune of 1871 ended mangled and defeated. Its demise was both tragic and predictable. Terrible things happen when impractical idealists stake their lives against the great monolithic institutions of society. Ever since, leftist activists and revolutionaries have looked … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, History, Military History | Tagged Burial at Ornans, Gustave Courbet, Napoleon, Paris Commune, Patrice de MacMahon, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Proudhon and his Children, Self-portrait at Sainte-Pelagie Prison, Vendome Column | 6 Comments

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