Liberty Leading the People painted by French artist Eugene Delacroix in 1830 is an image so powerful it gives me chills. This is one of the most violent Goddess images I can recall seeing. This tremendous image illustrates the rage of the French Revolution when the abuses of the ruling elite became intolerable for society. Liberty Leading the People is horrifying to look upon yet inspiring. The dead and naked victims are beneath her feet. Her fighters look to her for leadership. One man worships at her feet. The boy waving the pistols is her most fervent servant.
Liberty and the boy transform the Madonna and Christ child image that had ruled that civilization for over a thousand years into a revolutionary rejection of the old order. She is free and calls on others to overcome their oppression. The child brings not redemption but an innocent enthusiasm for the changes that will come, no matter the consequences. She also embodies the bravery of women. Bare breasted and barefoot she faces the fight with only a gun and righteousness to protect her.
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