... . "The Social Contract" by Jean- Jacques Rousseau was referred to and repeatedly recited during the time of the French Revolution. In the imminent period before revolution broke out Jean Paul Marat, a Jacobin activist inflamed the feelings of Parisians by reading "The Social Contract" to the people". The Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen August 1789 was created by ... ...

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... by the neoclassical period. David is the most famous neoclassicalist. He painted many scenes with Roman architecture in the background. He is famous for his painting entitled, The Death of Marat. Romanticism followed neoclassicalism. The Romantics wanted a change after the horrible effects of the French revolution. Romantics had three basic beliefs: elevate emotion and intuition to equal status with reason, paint ... ...

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