It is extremely radical for the period when it was made historically. The message that the picture emphasizes on the republican revolution is very obvious. In the picture we see the 1830 revolution on the streets of Paris. Here we see a barricade, a makeshift barricade, the city's medieval appearance at that time, the streets are narrow and roundabout, which makes it easier to cut the way of the French troops. In the picture, what is real and what is imaginary are intertwined. The female figure symbolizes freedom, carries the tricolor French flag in its hand, and at the same time symbolizes equality, fraternity and freedom, that is, three basic concepts of the revolution. In this period of history, the monarchy regime was dominant, a rather harsh and strict management style. With the revolution of July 1830, King Charles X was deposed and the period of liberal monarchy begins. A king who is more moderate in the needs of the middle class is appointed to the task. Occasionally there are events far beyond protests, Paris streets return to the battlefield, these days are called three glorious days.
Charles X fled France and his wooden cousin, Louis Philippe, was sitting. Delacroix watches what is going on through the window, we see the dead on the ground from both sides, if you look closely at the figure on the left, you will notice that it is in evening wear. The repressive power raids the houses of opponents, beat them to death, and then drag them out of the houses and display them on the streets. In the picture, there is one of the royal forces in the lower right, emphasizes that the royal forces are drawn to show that the royal forces are not invincible.
Freedom is progressing in huge steps, incredibly powerful, and Delacroix has given this figure a realistic feel. This realistic style is also important in terms of the message, if we saw a woman figure idealized in the style of ancient Greek art, the whole scene would lose its realism and we could not perceive freedom strongly.
We see freedom from the profile, the hit of the fully illuminated light reflects the style of the artist. Delacroix consciously put many different types of people on the picture, and the man in a shirt right next to the bourgeois middle class, a worker is rebelling against the monarchy.
The new king's throne, Louis Philippe's government is buying the picture. They are disturbed by the message of the picture and remove the picture. The painting is exhibited again after the revolution of 1848, the place where it is exhibited is the Paris Louvre museum.
Doğan Çiçek