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19 Cards in this Set
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Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder |
Father of German Romanticism
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Rückenfigur |
A motif where a person is seen from behind in the foreground of the image, contemplating the view before them, and is a means by which the viewer can identify with the image-looking figure and then recreate the space to be conveyed.
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Bourbon Restoration |
The period of French history following the fall of Napoleon in 1814 until the July Revolution of 1830. A period that favored ultra-royalism and absolutism
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Louis XVIII |
French king who began the Bourbon Restoration as a constitutional monarchy. He restored the prerevolutionary Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
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Medusa Disaster |
A shipwreck occurring in June 1816. The ship "Medusa" wrecked near the coast of West Africa. Very few survived and the disaster became and embarrassment of the French government.
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Lithography |
A method of printing using a from of stone or a metal plate with a smooth surface. A quicker way of mass printing which increased the popularity and production of prints.
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Charles X |
Successor of Louis XVIII. Proponent of Ultra-Royalism. Was over thrown during the July Revolution.
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Ultra-Royalism |
The reinvention and revival of absolutism
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Greek War of Independence |
War of Greek Independence from the Ottoman Empire. Inspired artists and poets like Delacroix and Lord Byron.
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Lord Byron |
An English poet and leading figure in the Romantic movement. He also fought and died in the Greek War of Independence.
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July Revolution |
The second French revolution that overthrew Charles X and the Bourbon monarchy. It marked a shift from a constitutional monarchy to the July Monarchy, a liberal constitutional monarchy.
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Louis-Philippe |
French king during the July Monarchy. He was known as "king of the French" and "Duc 'd' Orleans". He was known for founding the chamber of deputies. He encouraged industry and a Napoleonic era nostalgia.
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François Guizot |
A French historian, orator, and statesman. A dominant figure in French politics prior to the Revolution of 1848, a conservative liberal who opposed King Charles X and worked to sustain a constitutional monarchy following the July Revolution.
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Adolphe Thiers |
A French politician and historian of the French Revolution. He wrote a multi-volume history that argued that the republicanism of the Revolution was the central theme of modern French history.
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Juste Milieu |
Meaning "middle way" or "happy medium". Has been used to describe political philosophies that try to find a balance between extremes, and artistic forms that try to find a middle ground between the traditional and the modern.
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Chamber of Deputies |
Was composed of individuals elected by a census. Its role was to discuss laws and, most importantly, to vote taxes. According to the Charter, deputies were elected for five years. Deputies needed to be land owners.
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Charles Philipon |
French lithographer, caricaturist and journalist. He was the founder and editor of the satirical political journals La Charivari and La Caricature.
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La Charivari |
Illustrated, satirical, political journal. Founded by Charles Philipon.
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La Caricature |
Illustrated, satirical, political journal. Founded by Charles Philipon.
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