Luna Delacroix's Liberty Leading The People

Liberty Leading the People presents a scene of July Revolution of 1830 in Paris from Eugène Delacroix’s view. It outlines the time, place and characters in the uprising. We can read Delacroix’s attitude towards the revolution and Parisian society through the painting.
Eugène Delacroix is a distinguishable figure in French painting. He was strongly influenced by the Neo-classical style from Jacques-Louis David in his early painting education. When he was attracted by the style of Peter Paul Rubens, a Flemish Baroque painter, he started to paint in rich colour. Following another French painter, Théodore Géricault, who was marked a pioneer painter of Romantic painting, Delacroix finally found his way in painting. Just as Johnson said in his book “Delacroix’s only major painting on a
They hide at the back of the left side in shade. Delacroix made the most of the crowd deep and dark in an unclear atmosphere. But there are three outstanding figures in the front. These three figures represent three main groups of citizens that fought in the revolution, workers, middle-class and ex-soldiers . During the three days, angry Parisians, including worker-class and middle-class people, were led by former soldiers, who had ever served in royal force. Delacroix highlighted them in front of the crowd. The front one is a man with a sword. From his dressing, open shirt and hatless, it acknowledges his social class, a worker. From his aggressive facial impression and the sharp sword in his hand, it gives out a direct and clear message, indicating his determination of the revolution and the hope for changes. The one following on the right is a man with a top hat, which gives a signal on his middle-class image. The third one on the left of the worker may be a soldier, as he wears a cap. From his posture, turning his face to his right, he seems to be giving out orders on the