Delacroix painted this masterpiece with the intent to celebrate the heroics of those who rebelled against King Charles X but also provide, as the textbook describes it's in page 7 of chapter 27 as, “a heroic allegory of the struggle for human freedom.” Both of these purposes are still functional today as the fight for freedom is an ongoing fight and his painting just completely personifies this struggle. Lady liberty leading everyday citizens to overthrow an oppressive power for their own freedom speaks to many events that happen …show more content…
At the same time I feel encouraged to get up myself and make a stand for my own or others freedoms that are being challenged. The main subject of our work is Lady liberty herself and she's eye catching for a multitude of reasons. What she stands for is definitely what grabs my attention. She's the personification of liberty that is guiding her followers for what's just and will not be stopped. The musket she carries is the not only there to portray the will to fight and protect but also to showcase the extent of actions it may take to ensure liberty for all. Her exposed breasts speak to me as a representation of the concept that liberty is truly a natural right that will not be repressed, a sort of naked truth. Her triumphant stance over the fallen could be interpreted from two different perspectives. She may be standing over those who've fallen in an effort to aid liberty or it may be liberty showing that it will not be stopped and this ambiguous aspect provokes my thought. It's really becoming a favorite painting of mine and I would be very interested to write my paper over this