Henri Rousseau - One hundred years of independence (1892)

 Henri Rousseau celebrates the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the first French Republic in 1792. Peasants dance the farandole, a popular dance in the South of France, around the three trees of liberty and two female figures representing the First and Third Republics. Rousseau copied the dancers from a French magazine illustration but added waving banners, liberty columns, and allegorical figures. In the background is a wagon filled with musicians dressed in costumes, reminiscent of parades the artist has seen. He used vibrant colors and solid shapes to express the happiness of the scene that symbolized good government. On the right, the upright posture of the solemn republican leaders signals the steadfastness of the French Republic. (Getty Center, Los Angeles - Oil on canvas, 111.8 x 158.1 cm)

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