Impact Of Graphic Art On The French Revolution

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understand visual art. Although the French Revolution is usually treated as a
revolution of the poor, it is also important to take into consideration that it was not started by the
peasantry, but by the nobility and wealthy businessmen of the Third Estate. These were the people
who had the time and money to attend theater and patronize artists. These were the people that
came to the galleries to view David's works.

His works were of a new style, never seen before. The art of the French Revolution represented a
sharp break with the art of the early part of the eighteenth century, when rococo reigned. Rococo
art glorified the aristocracy, maybe because it coincided with the peak of absolutist monarchy. The
"common people" were nowhere to be seen in rococo paintings. However, influenced by the ideas
of the Enlightenment, a few artists made an abrupt change. Old ideas of republicanism and
democracy were being resurrected among these new ...

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